Would you take a cut in pay to work closer to home and do something more enjoyable?
92159
If the other job still provides enough money to pay for your home and necessities, then yeah, I'd do it. If taking the job will keep you from being able to buy a home or will keep you on a diet of Ramen noodles for years to come, I'd have to think long and hard before I took it. \n\nGood luck with your decision!
394328
I would be comfortable with being able to make the payment out of the lowest wage I can earn should I lose my job. If there are two people working, then whatever one wage can handle (comfortably). As individuals we all have our version of comfortable. When you are buying something a big as a house, then sometimes, it may make sense to make short term sacrifices for the long term gain - where the long term gain is a roof over your head you can call your own - not the 'possible' selling of the home for a significant profit.\n\nSo, I don't do percentage, I do what makes sense for me and my family at the time. What do I do if I can't afford it? Don't buy it, smaller house, apartment, etc., or I get a second/third job.\n\nI'm very conservative, as NO ONE knows what is in store for them the next day. So I would rather be safe, and have a smaller house I can afford, rather than a bigger one I MIGHT be able to keep IF all goes well.\n\nGood luck!\n\nPS: I have a link to the mortgage professor on my website, as well as bankrate - calculators.
352427
that depends on your work ethic can you wait to play or not will it effect your next raise were you supposed to do somthing important at work today aww the hell with it go for it and have fun
371105
It depends on the raise schedule.  If you can get raises then yes I would go for it.  It all depends on if you want to negotiate on the pay.
514972
A bunch of experts here I see many good answers. I think you should work to live and not live to work. When you stop having fun with your work, its time to move on.
866055
I'd stay close to home.
393442
I have been a stay-at-home mom for over a year, and we are doing better financially than when I was working. Granted, every family would like a "little extra," but she needs to not only look at their expenses now, but the expenses she would accrue going to work, i.e. DAYCARE, gas (especially with the current pricing), changes in auto insurance (going from personal use), food and clothing allowances for work, and a few others. If she wants to sit down and add all of their current expenses and compare to those extras, she might just consider cutting back. If she needs solutions on cutting back, have her e-mail me. I have done it!
931951
Not for me.  Yes--money is important.  I definitely would NOT work a "normal" 8-5 job if I didn't need the money.  I would find something I love to do and work the hours that work for me.\n\nHowever, I have taken a cut in pay twice in my life because sometimes money isn't the most important thing. I am at work longer then I am at home sometimes and I see those people more then I see my own family.  If there is major conflict that can't be resolved..I'd rather be somewhere else.  Or in my case, I knew I wanted to get into a different field and I knew I'd have to start at the bottom so i took the demotion.  In my opinion, having a  good boss that i can get a long with, and doing a job I enjoy is more important then money sometimes.
342406
I would if I was earning... I love people who like to move ahead in life while coming from someplace as backwards as africa\n\nFurther In singapore they wave off the fee if u give a decleration that you will work for 5 years over there\n\nbest of luck
1084176
Working at home is the best way to make the extra money. I am independent business owner that works with a real company located in Texas, member of the better business bureau and has been in business for 14years. Interested please email me: z_ameriplan@yahoo.com
607319
This is SO me right now.  A year ago, I moved 1700 miles away from my family/friends to pursue a job that ended up paying well, but treating me very poorly.  As cheesy as it sounds, I have learned from this experience that if I continue to plug along and keep myself healthy, fit, and into enjoyable hobbies, I am naturally happier and less affected by the idiots I work with.
449027
YES. Many people now wants to combine their careers with families, opting out of the rat race to spend more time with their families and take a more proactive part in raising their children. The technological innovations in the past decades have also made working at home easier and more feasible.\n\nThe article "Why Work at Home? 7 Benefits of Being a Home-Based Entrepreneur" lists the benefits of starting a home business:\n\n 1. To gain personal freedom. The most enticing aspect of starting a home-based business is the opportunity it provides to gain control over your own life. \n2. To reap financial benefits. The financial benefits of working at home are equally attractive. The convenience of having your office a few steps away from your bed allows you to save on commute time, gasoline and transportation expenses. \n3. To exploit tax advantages. Using your home as a place of business offers a number of tax advantages. For starters, it allows you to deduct a part of the operating and depreciation expenses on your home. \n3. To be with the family. Many opt to start their business from their homes to strengthen family relationships. A home business allows family members to be involved in the business. \n4. To reduce stress. Working at home can reduce the stress of juggling the demands of your work life with those of your private life. \n5. For job enrichment. As a home-based entrepreneur, you are not boxed into one job and given a label identifying you as a researcher, secretary, banker, manager, or administrative assistant. You are free to learn and perform a variety of work-related tasks. \n6. To increase productivity. Many home-based entrepreneurs find that working at home helps them to be more productive. \n7. To harness competitive advantages. One of the biggest benefits of working out of your home is the reduced overhead cost. \n\nBut not everyone is cut out to work from home. It is not as easy as a walk in the park. The article "Is A Home Business For You?" http://www.powerhomebiz.com/vol133/homebusiness.htm here are traits you need to survive a home-based business: \n\n1. You must be able to focus on your objectives. \n2. You must be capable of remaining optimistic at all times. \n3. You must learn how to balance family, work and personal needs. \n4. You need to be proactive in managing time.\n5. Get into the habit of writing your to-do list using a system that works for you. \n6. You need to have a strong appetite for learning. \n\nBefore embarking on a home based business ask yourself the following questions to see if you are cut out for it (Are You Geared for a Home-Based Business? http://www.powerhomebiz.com/vol15/candidate.htm ) :\n\n1. Do you like making money?\n2. Are you goal-oriented and a self-starter?\n3. Why do you want to work at home?\n4. Are you self-sufficient and resourceful?\n5. Can your home house a home-based business? \n6. Are you sales oriented? \n7. Do you like solitude?\n8. Is your family supportive of your decision to open a home business?\n9. Do you have support systems in place?\n10. Can you feel good about yourself working from your home?
49695
I would not work as much....Go on a vacation with my family...and try to be an even better person.And have intimate relations with my husband twice as much..ya can't take it with ya, so might as well enjoy it now!
715710
How do you feel about your current job? Besides the pay, do you get along with your coworkers? Is your boss constantly checking up on you and questioning your work, or does s/he respect you and give you space to work freely?\n\nThese are the sorts of questions that I ask myself in a situation like your own. While money is very important, unless I was getting offered a lot more money, I would stay where I was if I felt comfortable there.\n\nHow I look at it is that you're at work for (at least) eight hours a day. When you're not at work, or sleeping, you're either getting ready for work or unwinding from work - so it is far better to find a place that you like to work at as it is essentially a second home.
648426
You should be more interested in the job than the money.  If it appears you are fixated with money that may take away from other personal values.
1149461
You're going to do what you've always wanted to do: work from home. How I wish I had your computer savy, knowledge and expertise! I have to settle for encouraging people into giving me their old computers when they upgrade so I can clean them out and give them to needy people. One mother who had had a hip operation was able to work from home all winter last year, here in Maine, thanks to someone's generosity. Work from your home! You are your own boss. You can call the shots. You can either be affordable or impossible. You can be the guy people hire because his rates are sensible. That would be a daily cash flow... and the possiblilties are endless, because you have your home office from which you can work. You can hook up a second computer in your home to keep your business records so they are not accessible online (to anyone but you). Money, money , money! Start thinking money instead of being too old! Job one is: establishing a really great cash flow for YOU and your family. They are job one. When you work from home, suddenly, you are no longer at the beck and call of company offers in just New York City. Your office is the United States, period. When you get richer and can allow a sense of humour about all this stuff, you can extend your business to outside the states. Sound too good to be true? I told Matt he should work for himself. He is now in San Marcos, Texas, binding little copy books which he sells from his home. Self-employed; well off; happy. So - work for yourself. Be the boss. Be all those people who won't even look at you or treat you nice. I am sending this message with tons of positive, vibrant success energies! Give what I tell you some serious thought. Sit down, put your feet up and think about being the boss. The worker. The bookkeeper. The candlestick maker - and of course, the Bill Gates II, who retired early! (You think I'm kidding, but how can you know you will not be a real success???)  Best to you from G., South Portland, Maine, U.S.A.
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If I were you...i would plan on taking some friends and renting a house... there really isnt that much going on...its a GREAT place... very remote...there are a few little places..but you'd have just as much fun...cooking out and having a few brew ha ha's at home!