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Dan,
And so you ask the perennial question--Should your job give you life's satisfaction? Essentially, that's what you're asking. Some people believe that work is there to make money and your life outside of work is more important. Others say that if you aren't going to work with a smile on your face than you should change jobs. In a small town--working at an FBO--could you survive? Would you have time to spend with your family, fish, ski, bowl, play baseball, basketball, golf, etc? Can you ad flight instruction to your repertoire and supplement your income that way? Or do you want to move to the big city, join a union, get union bennies, 'commute' to work, fight traffic, work on impersonal jets, wear ear protection, work for a large corporation, and live in the suburbs? At the end of the month, you probably wouldn't have that much more in your paycheck in the city, but you'd likely have better retirement and medical. Anyway, the choice is yours and it is a choice we all are faced with at one time or another. I've gone through the same thing and have chosen to work less, make less money, pay less taxes, drive an old car, go out less, and spend more time with my kids. In the end, pilots or A/P mechanics can give you all the advice in the world, but you have to make up your own mind about these things. But this dilemma is not limited to general aviation.
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