Money is important and so is happiness. However, I feel most of us end up trying hard to maximize net worth and happiness gets sidelined. Which one do you try to maximize. Share your opinion and philosophy.
Until now money.now I feel I have enough. So happiness.
Net worth ? Tc ?
Not much being a hw engineer. Net worth ~ 600k TC: 180k
I try to maximize on time. I really value working at places that truly believe in a good wlb and healthy culture. This provides me with the opportunity to either make more money in my personal time or increase my happy quotient by doing other things I feel are personally important.
What are some strategies you use for making money on your own time,
You can do so many things, here are some of them: - network (this isn't a sure shot way to make money but if it works, it works big) - education (you can take up a few courses, or teach at a local university) - uber or Lyft - side gig (you can work on your startup or just play guitar at a local concert or create your YouTube channel)
The one you have a means to maximize.
It's cyclical in my experience. So I aim to optimize whichever seems to be on an uptick. I've tried balancing it all. Couldn't find joy in it as I like going hard into whatever I'm doing. Would still be great if I could eventually figure out how to balance stuff though.
Both! It is possible
I will argue that you can’t just have one. People who have really high net worth really enjoy what they do.
I would only ever accept an offer from Amazon under this logic
Money is happiness.
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Why is there no option for "both?" I seek to maximize net worth while only accepting job offers for work that I know I'll like
I feel that most people end up prioritizing one over the other. Good to know that you are taking care of both. Even though I know that happiness is important I have been focusing on money a lot which has been hurting me and my family’s happiness. Need to work hard on balancing both money and happiness.
What if you enjoy your work and you voluntarily put in extra hours from home and also get paid well?