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[quote=Anonymous]How are your finances otherwise?  What is your attitude towards money?  Do you have a large debt?  Do you have large monthly expenses?  Do you mind cutting back?  Personally, money is an important but secondary concern, and as long as you make “enough” you should take the job that makes you happy, because you spend a large percentage of your waking life at work.  However, “enough” is highly subjective. My husband and I have never had a combined income of $300,000, and while we would certainly have appreciated more money, I wouldn’t have wanted my husband to trade the job he liked (which wasn’t even a dream job) for one he liked less that paid more. However, we have no debt and are fine living relatively simply.  If you have large monthly expenses nd would resent cutting back, it’s a separate issue.

This isn’t a choice between his job satisfaction vs his salary, this is a three-way balancing act between his happiness, your happiness, and what’s best for the family (money, time, mood, etc).  There isn’t a “right” answer, just a judgement call to make together. [/quote]

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