That post about 'follow your passion' vs 'just get a paycheck' hit me hard

I saw a guy on LinkedIn saying chasing dreams is for people with trust funds, then my buddy just quit his soul-crushing office job to flip houses and seems happier than ever. Which side do you lean toward when you're staring down 40 and still figuring it out?

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jordan1341mo ago

Does your buddy have a backup plan if the housing market tanks?

angelaellis1mo ago

My buddy's backup plan is that his wife has a real stable job with good insurance, so I guess that's a safety net. Personally my backup plan for the housing market tanking is to just cry into a bowl of cereal while watching reruns of Fixer Upper. I've been on both sides of this coin and honestly I think it's less about passion versus paycheck and more about what kind of misery you can put up with. The guy with the trust fund comment has a point but so does your friend who flipped houses because maybe he just needed a different kind of grind. I lean toward doing something that doesn't make you hate your alarm clock every single day even if that means a boring paycheck with a side hobby that feeds your soul. At 40 I've learned that balance usually gets you further than going all in on one extreme, your mileage may vary of course.