having a hug is the most important... i was recently laid off from my job and my anxiety increases every day... i just want a job where i can do well and contribute, i dont need to make tons of money

Doing something you love is definately more important!

I say whatever makes you happy

Definitely having a job and a life that you love. Money, altho useful, can't take away unhappiness.

Of course, the ideal is to have both ;-)

so long as I happy and have my family I dont care about money...its only money you cant take it with you and no matter how much you have it never truely makes you happy...some people have more money than I could ever hope to have but they cant buy wht I have and that is the love and support of my children and family, so I would take love over money for sure

Financial security. I'm tired of being poor.

I have security financially and the job I love.

Are you suggesting that true financial security can only be obtained if you work at a job you hate?...

No Orb,

I am just trying to make a decision about my future. At current, I have a very good job finacally but I don't particulary like it. I don't hate it just not fond of it. I have the opportunity to go after my masters next fall but I will not have much money to live on for at least 4 yrs. I am just polling people to see what they would do.

I would go for the masters.

I think having a job you love is more important.

There must be a balance !
My (soon to be ex) husband ,moved me 200 miles from the SF bay area.I had a wonderfull ,highly paid job.

An oppurtunity came up for him in a small No Cal town ...his "dream job".
I felt like it would be a terrible thing to deprive him of his DREAM.This was a job,he had prepared himself for ,his entire life.

So we move to No. Cal.
It turns out the job was only seasonal...not entirely explained in detail to me,or to him.

So we left a good life in the bay area....lived in poverty ,hand to mouth for years(unemployment 30%..most work available ,part-time only ,no beni's).
Being so broke ,that the utility co leaves shut off notes.Just barely getting by.

This stress,along with a S*** load of other things..finally broke our marriage.


I finally see it ,as a totally selfish act on his part....sacrifice my career for his DREAM.
By the way...he knew it was a seasonal job when we moved here....he didn't tell me that.So,I've felt like the last few years of our life ,was founded upon a lie.

So,do what you love,but not at the expence of financial security,or sacrifice on your partner.

That's my 2 cents!

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Hapless, I say go for your Masters degree, an education is something no one can take from you plus if it's in the field you love then you'll eventually you probably have a job you love!

Yogurt.

Havning trur financial security because barely getting by is a living hell and a crappy job just makes it even worse. Being financially stable would make my life so much easier and better.