would your rather work longer hours for more money or fewer for less?

Thrugelmir

lostinrates wrote: »

, but we also want stuff...like a home to be at.

I suppose, ultimately, our decision has been work more have more (eventually.)

I felt the same when I set out into the big wide world of work.

Now I enjoy what I've got. Rather than working as much as 60 -70 hours a week just to have something which marketing people will tell me is bigger and better, and I never had the time to use.

skap7309

I am lucky enough to be able to choose how long i work but at the moment i am working 50 hours per week spread over 7 days. I could choose to do less but that would mean a pay cut and what with a very expensive time of my life i choose more money. Would i work less hours once the house purchase and everything that goes with it is out of the way? Maybe but it is too early to tell.

ninky_2

lostinrates wrote: »

I'd really like to have dh at home more. working from home in the Big Freeze was just fantastic, but we also want stuff...like a home to be at.

I suppose, ultimately, our decision has been work more have more (eventually.)

would you factor early retirement into that lir?

lostinrates

Thrugelmir wrote: »

I felt the same when I set out into the big wide world of work.

Now I enjoy what I've got. Rather than working as much as 60 -70 hours a week just to have something which marketing people will tell me is bigger and better, and I never had the time to use.

I suppose a diffence is that he isn't just starting out, having had a different career before hand, and before this we were together, often 24 hours a day days at a time....so we've experienced both. Here's the thing: I think we've adapted reasonably well to both too. What would make it impossible would be if I had a job which was similarly demanding, with last minute holiday cancellations and stuff. If DH's leave were canceled and an employer of mine couldn't be flexible we'd lose that time together. we really do love our time together. We have shared hobbies: diferent time consing hobbies that we did apart from each other would also make life harder. when he's tired at weekends I'm happy just being near him tbh:o

LeeSouthEast

The money-grabber in me says "more for more", but I don't think that's really practical, in a "stay alive/have a life" sense.

I work on average 65-80 hours a week, and spend an additional 15 hours a week commuting.

Less for less? Hell no.

skap7309

LeeSouthEast wrote: »

The money-grabber in me says "more for more", but I don't think that's really practical, in a "stay alive/have a life" sense.

I agree - cash rich, time poor sucks alot of the time. Not so bad in winter when there is nothing to do but now summer is approaching it would be nice to be able to get out and about without having to get up to work everyday of the week.

LeeSouthEast

skap7309 wrote: »

I agree - cash rich, time poor sucks alot of the time. Not so bad in winter when there is nothing to do but now summer is approaching it would be nice to be able to get out and about without having to get up to work everyday of the week.

You hit the nail, there. I'd rather be time poor than cash poor though.

Thrugelmir

LeeSouthEast wrote: »

The money-grabber in me says "more for more", but I don't think that's really practical, in a "stay alive/have a life" sense.

I work on average 65-80 hours a week, and spend an additional 15 hours a week commuting.

Less for less? Hell no.

What for though? To service a large mortgage, those 2 new cars on the drive, an annual exotic holiday, a more expensive kitchen......

I prefer "time is precious". You can't buy it. Use it while you can.

ninky_2

Thrugelmir wrote: »

What for though? To service a large mortgage, those 2 new cars on the drive, an annual exotic holiday, a more expensive kitchen......

I prefer "time is precious". You can't buy it. Use it while you can.

i agree. although i don't really mind my current hours the plan is work now in order to "retire" or at least scale down on paid employment sooner.

Thrugelmir

ninky wrote: »

i agree. although i don't really mind my current hours the plan is work now in order to "retire" or at least scale down on paid employment sooner.

That I agree with, in that you have a sensible objective. Although not out of choice originally. It is not unlike my position now.

Turning the clock back 15 years I would have proactively done things differently myself. Been even less stressful than it is now. Though I'm not sure I could give up work entirely.