Stability Vs Happiness (Career and Job Choosing)

Both sides are valid for obvious reasons, but I think is more about looking at your own situation and make a plan for 1, enjoy what you do, and 2, not dying of hunger. In my situation, right now I'm in a bad situation to chase blindly something I like. I need money and be more independent, so I need a stable job for now. The family enforcement shoud not matter if you have confidence in your path and plan of action, so you can justify it better in a discussion taco taco burrito.

Don't give me orders https://pa1.narvii.com/6134/c8cf2ef05eeb1ade33d9c53944a99d09edbb4889_hq.gif My opinion on the matter is that considering how much time the average person spends on the job, you'd best have a job that you can at least enjoy doing and makes you feel fulfilled. Some of the biggest regrets people have in life are playing it too safe and not going after what they truly want. Sure, you want to have a plan and feasibly be able to support yourself. And things don't always pan out( Its why we have fallbacks/ Plan B). Personally, I'm a strong advocate of having passive income streams. At least a few of them. That way if things don't work out then you can still support yourself. If your boss or coworkers or some aspect of your job is truly too much to deal with, you can walk away. Lets be real, stress can fucking kill you and even if it doesn't, too much of it will ruin you physically mentally and socially. It is a giant burden lifted just to know that you aren't stuck, that you don't HAVE to put up with a shitty situation. And as I said prior, you spend a great deal of your finite time at work. Best let it be at least somewhere that you like being. If it's a place you love, and you love what you do...who you're doing it with then even better.

Clap clap. I don't write something that good I want to be one of those guys that lives in a van or something and travels. Probably when I'm old. I have no money now. I guess what I do is just wait and I've had bad times working, I don't see myself working.

I really can't imagine busting my ass for a career I have no passion for just for the money, unless I REALLY needed that type of income. For example: if I had multiple kids to take care of in a single income household or some shit. I'd be questioning my life choices if I ended up in that situation in the first place. >_> I personally like my current job, I get to work from home and I save a ton of money because of that. But I mean I'll be real. I'm not making a shit ton of money (13 an hour) there's room to move up and get a higher wage of course so it probably won't be like that for long though. I also still live with my family simply because it's less of a burden for all of us, my parents are getting older and can't work like they used to so we can have a good quality of life by all pitching in on expenses. It's definitely a win-win situation. My parents have less bills to worry about and can enjoy themselves for once and I don't have to worry about buying food. I can spend that money that I'd be spending on food on more important things, like weeb stuff and video games. :U I also feel no reason to rush and move out and I don't really see any reason to do so anytime soon until I actually find someone I want to start my own family with. I like my girlfriend quite a bit but yeeeeah that's something I'll consider further down the road if things even last that long or get that serious. :u

Hmm... I've wondered about this often and in my opinion and out of a tiny bit of experience..money is not worth it. The amount of stress and unhappiness becomes suffocating. It's all you think about and no amount of money can truly make you happy if you hate your job. I am, however a firm believer in stability xD We can't always do what we want, so for me having a job (which i don't hate or love) and having a stable income is just fine.

"And you're a believer that this is it and this is your one chance of being an alive being: how long are you allowed to pursue what your biggest dream in the world is? At what point do you have to call it quits and take a job that is not something you believe in?" - Zach Braff That is the question, and one that everyone has to answer for themselves. Sometimes people say they'll pursue their dream tomorrow but it can be dangerous, because there may not be one. It's important to have something that you love and cherish. It can be a hobby that you can later transform into a career. You never know.

We've all got different goals and different standards for happiness, as well as tolerances for stress. You just gotta find the right balance of stability and livability for yourself. Stability is great, as long as you can sustain it with a decent level of happiness. And doing what you love is great, as long as you keep food on your table and a roof over your head. They both afford their own comforts and happiness. But doing what you love isn't going to make you happy if you're stressed about not making rent for the second month in a row and getting evicted, or having your car repossessed for not being able to make payments. And stability isn't any good if you loathe going to work everyday and it makes you miserable. What kind of life is that? What it boils down to is... What IS YOUR happiness? Is your happiness doing what you love? Or is your job what makes to money for you to do what you love? I have a friend that loves wood working. It's his passion. But he works his ass off to make a career out of it. And if you ask a redneck, can money buy happiness... They'll say hell yes! It can buy a boat. And it can buy beer. That's plenty of happiness right there. Still money might not always be able to buy happiness, but broke can't buy anything. Having a Plan B job to fall back on to get your bills paid is always a good idea, whether you prefer stability or a job that makes you happy.