Would you rather make $30,000 a year doing a job you enjoy or making $100,000 doing a job you don't like?

I think even if it's your dream job, there is bound to aspects that frustrate you like micromanging bosses, administrative tasks & demanding bosses. So being paid $30k to suffer these annoyances is gonna hit the morale. Similarly even if you are doing a job that you hate, you should be able to find something that you like about it, like nice colleagues. Just focus on the positive aspects of the $100k job!

I would say do the job that you like for $30,000 a year, at least for 2 years.

Meanwhile, keep the expenses in check with that level of budget, to prepare yourself for better savings on that $100,000 a year job.

More income, same expenses level = Higher savings ratio.

Investments come naturally with more savings on hand as liquid funds.

When passion meets demand, you will see Good Money.

Likewise, passion without demand will dampen everything.

Delay gratification is highly related here.

To achieve passion without demand you need to go thru the hardship of making it big in career or savings so you can enjoy the fruits towards Retirement.

Coming from personal experience here.

After graduating I worked for a job I really liked, kinda llike a dream job. But the pay really sucked. I didnt mind cos the job was really what I liked.

Then, came the betrayal, was retrenched without benefits.

Second job, also same industry, a job that I liked, really really into the job and people were great.

Then, came another stab in the back. Retrenched again.

After that came the realization. F*** the job you like. The company don't give a shit. They treat you like slave in the end. Just work for money and invest then retire early.