What would you do?

[weasel_master]

I'm not trying to seek sympathy or brag about how much I work. I just want some level headed answers on what you think.

I've got two jobs right now. One goes from 7:15am to 4:00pm Monday through Friday. My next job starts at 5:45pm and ends at 10:15pm Monday through Thursday. So pretty much I have weekends off and no time during the week to do anything. I don't mind working this much as my night job is pretty relaxed. I can live without working so much but obviously there's less money to buy toys. I graduate in December so my girlfriend keeps asking me to quit my night job and enjoy the last summer before I hit the real world. She goes out to her parents for dinner once a week that I used to enjoy but have to miss now. She also has a lot of family and friends I miss seeing during the week. I do feel like I'm missing out on a lot of stuff but on the other hand, I've got some money to throw around because of it.

Now the question is, what do you think? Would you keep the job or give it up to have more free time and enjoy some things you've been missing out on?

[turbothis]

you could find a second job with less hours/days. kinda comprimise.

what is the pay scale? compare tham in percentage to each other. 60-40% 80-20%???

[k98k792]

Well, I would say you are only young once. You have the rest of your life to work. Sooner or later your options to have free time will decrease. Buying a home,having a career,having children. These things tend to keep your nose to the grindstone.
On they're deathbed no one ever said "Damn! I should of worked more!"

[weasel_master]

Ron, this is just for the summer. During the school year I work both jobs as well. Just a few hours of each from 3-10 and do class during the day.

68%-32% as far as hours*payrate/total income

[RandyCOG3]

so my girlfriend keeps asking me to quit my night job and enjoy the last summer before I hit the real world.

:ttiwwop:

Seriously, (although I do tend to agree with k98) there isn't enough info about *her* to answer the question.

If you're about to build a permanant nest with her, that's different than going to Biff-Burger 2X a week.

Or maybe she's trying to make things more serious than what YOU are ready for.....? That's a valid concern...
Maybe YOU are the type to work hard, and she just doesn't give a sh1t? That's a concern, too.:eek:

Don't get mad; I'm not knocking the girl... there really isn't enough info to generate a valid opinion with.

But if she's just pissed because you are buying guns for you instead of jewelry for her, then, obviously, you need LESS time together. Maybe get an unlisted phone....

HTH.

RandyCOG3

[weasel_master]

I've got a grin on my face after reading that last part. We'll definately be building a permanent nest soon. She isn't trying to make it more serious or control me at all, just that I'm ready for bed the second I get home and don't get out as much as I used to. I am a die hard work hard kind of guy but I've been toning it down the past year. There's got to be a point when more time with family is better than more time at work. As far as buying jewelry, she's paid slightly less for guns for me than I've paid for jewelry for her. She's not really the dress up all the time kind of gal. Only piece of jewelry she'll get/wants in the near future is a ring. She'll get it in the near future, but not cause she wants it but because I want it.

[drine]

When I got out of the Army, I worked 4X10 days, worked at a restaurant Thu,Fri, Sat, was in the Natl Guard and was in night school. Get it while you can but don't get accustomed to money you have to work extra for. Work a reasonable amount of time and budget your money accordingly. If you want to kick start your adult life, work your butt off and pay cash for everything you can and build your credit and savings. Take a bit of the money from time to time for a toy just to reward yourself. The more affluent you can be young, the better off you'll be later on. Take my advice because I sure as hell didn't do it this way!!!!!! BTW, get yourself a woman with the same goals in mind.

[rep30cal]

I used to think you got all the time in the world but I missed a lot of
things that the kids did that can never be made up. By the time things
slowed down and I thought "I got all kinds of time to catch up" and
got diagnosed with a debilitating heart condition, the kids were 9 and
13 and I couldn't even begin to keep up, still can't. So, my advice is
to enjoy your life NOW, work enough to keep yourself and your future
wife comfy, put some back for retirement and vacations, but ENJOY
yourself now, you never know when your number is going to be up.

:thumbup:

[CETME .308]

I would seriously think about leaving one of the jobs.

I am in the same boat per-se.

I work 45-50 hrs per week, voulnteer for an ambulance once a week (5hrs), but there is also training, meetings, stand-bys, etc. AND I am starting my own business.

This schedule has taken a toll on my family life, so now I am making time for family, and nothing else.

It is hard surviving nowadays on what little pay you get, then having to cope with increasing cost of living expenses with no increase in pay.

Oh yeah- a woman with the same goals and interests is good too--you should see my woman handle the M-44 and CETME!!

BUT, as it has been said here before, you are only young once, and believe me, you should ALWAYS set aside time for family, and nothing else--even if it is for one day a week.

[RandyCOG3]

Even the ones that rarely dress up still like to "have" stuff.
Well, if you're at the nesting stage, then you need plenty of squeeze-time with her. Movies, family, etc.... I'd lose the 2nd job, or cut back on it, or find something else that didn't take up nearly as much after-dark time.

RandyCOG3

[iocane]

I have a job and I have a farm to. So I work all the time. Cutting back to see the wife more is tempting. Unfortunately she is in the army so cutting back on work wouldn't result in seeing more of her.

[MicroPilot]

Work Hard, Buy blue chip stocks, Retire Early.

[okie shooter]

Only one thought here from me, is you are almost half way thur summer, and I thought you might have issues with aid, you mentioned earler. Thus extra saveings for rainy day or just to take care of niceities is always good. Just depends on how well the relationship is with the better half and what she thinks too?

[Woodman in MO]

On they're deathbed no one ever said "Damn! I should of worked more!"

Here's what they say....
http://www.fototime.com/C21BA3722268AFD/standard.jpg

If I was you, I'd work a lot now but put the money away.

[mrbgt]

thats an easy 1 ,get a second job for 2-3 days a week at your local gunshop and enjoy.

[iocane]

thats an easy 1 ,get a second job for 2-3 days a week at your local gunshop and enjoy.
Hahahaha, not bad.

[walt-oxie1]

I would find either 1 better paying job where you work 40 hours or a Job where you work 10 hours a day and can still make the same money you do now. It will allow you to have more free time to keep the relationship healthy as well as money for toys. You only live once. Make quality time now while you have it.

[weasel_master]

Well I just put in my two weeks. More time for gun projects and down time.

[KnobCreek]

Weasel, I pretty much gave up a high paying job just to get more free time to spend with the family. As some have pointed, you're still young so you probably can manage both jobs. It's all up to you bro...which is more important to YOU, more free time, more money?

[weasel_master]

Right now it's free time. It'll be nice to have some downtime during the week. Unfortunately no more getting paid to peruse the gun forums.