Does money matter to you? How much would you sacrifice?

[armin]

I'm all about having my free time. If I can work forty a week and make a decent living then that's what I'm doing. I really could care less about material things, I drive a 97 pathfinder, don't own any video game systems, most of money is spent in the bars and pubs with the buds, granted I'm only 25 and not married and have no kids. However if I could work like crazy for a month and vastly improve my future I would in a heartbeat, don't get me wrong I'm far from lazy been working since I was 16 and been workin almost full time since, even when in college. Its just that I enjoy free time much more than money.

[CFH]

I think having time to spend with love ones and to do what you love is as important as making money.

I'm about to head back to school for a career with will pay me a middle-class wage at best, but it's important to me to a) do something that I like and that I feel makes a positive difference in peoples lives, and b) to be able to spend time and build a life with my long-time girlfriend. It's all about balance for me.

[Gandalf]

Money is very important. I mean its your only way to secure your future and ensure your survival. I care about money a lot, if I could work around the clock for a month to do it I would. In the past I worked very hard. I was doing 45 hours a week teaching time, then on top of that prep, grading etc and was working from 10am until 11pm. I did it for nearly 2 years and totally burnt out, but for the first time in my life, I had a bit of money in the bank.

Would I do that again though? Never. But to do it for a month and earn a considerable amount, yes I would do it. You need security and sacrifices must be made sometimes. But these days I don't work that hard and have no real need or desire to. I'm doing okay and even though I only work 3 and a half days a week and could really find more to do, I am enjoying my free time more. I'm learning to have more fun and try new things, the only bad thing is that I appear to have become nocturnal now I'm on holiday.

[Mark TKO]

my aim is to get through life doing as little as possible

its working so far but I still have to get up and go to work each morning which is a real fucking bind

[Master]

Truthfully most of my entire life is spent at work only couple of hours a day with the kids and wife, only weekend is when you have quality time but that goes way too fast. Then back to work again.