> My answer is: good for her! If she really likes her job then she doesn't need money as an incentive to do it as working is what makes her happy. Maybe she's

> My answer is: good for her! If she really likes her job then she doesn't need money as an incentive to do it as working is what makes her happy. Maybe she's just good at something, but doesn't actually like her job? More money now means less work later on. Or she could achieve the same results as bob, fob and gob, in half the time, thus work 2.5 days a week. Why are people so focused on equality? All people are equal, but their ability isn't. Some people are better at sports, others are better at intellectual pursuits. Some have better social skills, etc. I'm good at building stuff, but not so good at playing sports. I would expect to earn much more building stuff than I do playing sports. Aside from the material discussion (I don't really care about that), having more money in the bank means 1) having more leverage in negotiations, and 2) more freedom. And past a certain point, it means independence. You'd be surprised how many people make 100K+ a year from investment, just living a full life (e.g. seeing their kids grow up) and doing what they love. Work can be fun, but it's still work. To me at least, half the fun went away when I had to start doing it for money and because of this I reorganised my life to account for that.