Sure, that's valid reasoning. If your goal is optimizing your personal happiness, you don't need that much money. The extra stress will easily compensate for th

Sure, that's valid reasoning. If your goal is optimizing your personal happiness, you don't need that much money. The extra stress will easily compensate for the extra money and you'll be worse off. But a word of warning, make sure it's not because you're afraid of taking things to the next level. Adding employees (rising costs) and moving into more of a managerial role is something many engineers are afraid of on some level. Additionally, all humans are afriad of change to some degree. Make sure you really understand what motivates you. </armchair psychologist>