well, something that has been bothering me is my situation that im currently in. last year, i had a good paying job in which i made 61k, and had a bright future with the company as well. but i was'nt happy at all doing the job and was very stressful having to deal with the B.u heads from the company and with store managers and such.there were alot of days i came home thinking about what i wantedto do with my life and that i didnt want to be doing something i was'nt happy to me. so i made the hardest decision so far by lowering my job title to a vendor and working part- time at 12 dollars an hour so i can persue my degree in law, and now im a full time college student.I felt very excited turning my life around and aiming for something i always wanted to do, but the thing that sucks is im a house owner and i have bills to pay and its becoming overwhelming.my parents told me they would help me 100 percent with whatever i need, but because they are paying for my school, i feel i'll be doing wrong to ask them that im falling apart with my bills as well. something i thought but wont probably happen is move to orlando with them and try to go to school out there, but feeling right in place here, a good school,a home, i dont want to go out there.did i make the right move by choosing school over my job?

 

yes you did. if you hadn't chosen school you'd still be sitting at your dead end job, wasting life away, wondering what could have been. it might be tough now, but in the end it will be worth it. just stick it out and do what you have to. keep on pursuing that dream..

 

100% right move

I'd rather make 50k and be happy rather than 100k and be miserable at work everyday.

 

Things are going to get hard on ya man. But, if you didn't enjoy doing what you were doing.. do you really think it would've continued going for 30+ years? I mean..going home miserable every day ect..

It is better now to take that hit, then to wait 10-15 years down the road.

You made the right choice, ya, its hard and its sucking, but when its all said and done, you'll be a much happier person, and making good money again.

 

I agree with those guys. Def. made the right move. If you werent happy and your job was going nowhere then why not make a change? Do what makes you happy. If you need your family to help you out a little during the tough times then so be it. Thats what family is for. Good luck and god bless.

 

now's the only time it'll be this easy. It gets harder as the years roll by. Once you get a family depending on you you don't have the freedom to take the big life changing steps.

One thing you will be able to do once you graduate with your law degree and pass the bar exam is pay your parents back for their support with your MASSIVE lawyer income. Be up front with them and let them know it'll be hard for everyone but this is your path to real success and you want it bad enough. You'll want to make it worth their effort and sacrifice. Make sure that they reap some assurance that you'll use your future financial security to make their sunset years the best ones of their lives.

I'd starve to live under a bridge and starve to death if it meant my progeny would have a chance at financial freedom. Maybe they'd drop by the overpass once in a while with a burger for me.

The worst mistake you can make is to be complacent with a dead end job that you only go to because it was easy to get. I'd recommend you move your parents in and share housing costs to reduce your monthly cash expenditures and reduce expenses where ever you can. Your house is your nest egg, don't give it up. At worst, rent it out. You'll take a bath on it if you sell now instead of in 5-10 years or so.

 

thanks everyone for the opinions.as long as i figure my housing, i'll be set, so ima end up talking to the parentals and seek thier wisdom

 

YOUR MOVING TO ORLANDO!!! BROMANCE!!! and you can join are meets!!!

 

I agree with everyone else. Better to take the pay cut than to be miserable. Just pay them back when you have a suh-weet job out of law school

 

R3d makes a good point.

I couldnt do anything about my jobn now if i wanted to, way tooo many responsibilities as a family man, luckily i enjoy what i do so it works out.

You should never EVER settle to do something that you dont like. Simetimes you have to deal with a job that you dont mind or tolerate, but life is too short to get stuck 10 years in a job you hate.