The Money or Your Life ?

I think i do the first option now :-)

being poor is highly over-rated

Yeah, I'd probably go for the money too. Being poor is overrated.

I don't think anyone rates poverty very high.

But I believe that nothing will make you as discontent as a job that you hate so I will choose the path that feeds my soul even if the financial rewards are not that high.

Social status means nothing to me so I can't even address that part of your question.

I like to live pretty simply. There really isn't a lot that I want.

I wasn't always like this and learning to not "want" was a long process. Learning what is essential to your life isn't easy. I've made some very hard trade offs but I'm in a much better place because of it.

Thanks boomerang. Great comment.

Someone once told me that he didn't try and keep up with the Jonses, but that was because he WAS the Jonses.

Never chose teaching for the money. I guess it's genetic since my entire family was in teaching one way or the other.

My mom, one room school house. (oldest sister owns it now)One PhD; one hospital teaching; Me? public school. My job was much more difficult.

No one wants to be indigent, but I really believe that we should all spend at least one day doing without.

I'd rather do what I enjoy best, and make a lot of money....but seeings how that rarely ever happens, i pick #1......I'll marry a man who has money instead...lol.....just kidding!

I'll choose the first one. I'd get bored with money if I have too much. Anyways, you know in some cultures being poor is probably more respectable than having money.