darkxshade
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- Mar 31, 2001
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Based on the predefined scenario of 50k - 100k and 80 - 70 years, no. Yes if I know I'd live to 90+ and double what MY current salary is.
The last few years of your life sucks anyway plus with more money = a better life and rewards so you actually would have more fun then a lower paying job.
Happiness got better as income rose but the effect leveled out at $75,000, Deaton said. On the other hand, their overall sense of success or well-being continued to rise as their earnings grew beyond that point.
The thing most of you seem to be overlooking is the fact that it's not a simple +$50K salary for 10 years of your life. If you take the $100K job, you not only are giving up 10 years of your life, but you will have one miserable life as the job you work will be in the most extreme miserable conditions.
The last few years of your life sucks anyway plus with more money = a better life and rewards so you actually would have more fun then a lower paying job.
Considering how expensive it is to live in Connecticut, I'm going for the double salary option even if it kills me 10 years earlier.
Says who? That depends on the job. And I'm pretty sure someone raking in $100,000 a year isn't working somewhere "miserable". The real difference is that overall you'll have more responsibilities and more expectations to live up to.
Trying not to get too specific but here is the scenario:
Option A: Have a normal desk job that pays, say $50K/year, and most likely live into your 80's.
Option B: Have a job that is much more taxing on your body, but pays double, so like $100K/year.
You are more likely to die earlier, say by 10 years so in your 70's, due to always working the majority of your days in environments of extreme cold/heat (-60'F to 122'F, or -50'C to 50'C), exposure to all the elements like rain/hail/snow/high humidity, breathing in dust, exposure to many chemicals, heavy lifting, using large & dangerous equipment (often in poor working condition) and often not having the healthiest food options.
Says the OP.