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I work between 25 and 30 hours a week. I don't earn a great income, especially compared to figures mentioned here, but it's enough to pay the bills and I'd rath
by cubicle67 16y ago
I work between 25 and 30 hours a week. I don't earn a great income, especially compared to figures mentioned here, but it's enough to pay the bills and I'd rather spend more time at home than at work.
It works because we have a very modest house with an equally modest mortgage. We own the car, my wife runs a very tight budget and we don't have many other outgoings. Our largest expense (greater than the mortgage payments) are school fees; we send our 4 kids to a Montessori school but we're happy to pay the money because we can afford it (just) and it's something we both strongly believe in
The downside to the extra time I have, is that I haven't exactly used it wisely - in fact I've mostly squandered it, which makes me sad looking back at the year gone by.
- oscardelben 16y agoDon't worry about the past. What can you do from now on with the extra time?
- cubicle67 16y agoperhaps not spend my Thursday evening on HN? :)
- SkyMarshal 16y agoSideproject! Expose yourself to the possibility of serendipity, no matter how remote. :)
- Xurinos 16y agoThe downside to the extra time I have, is that I haven't exactly used it wisely - in fact I've mostly squandered it, which makes me sad looking back at the year gone by. I have been thinking about this myself, and I realized something: This squandering that I am doing... I WANT to squander. I want that playtime or whatever. It was what I enjoy at that time. Is it truly time wasted?
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- hessenwolf 16y agoI did a PhD, a postdoc, and I worked from home for a little while. Home time mostly seems unproductive. I find it useful not to regret and just to try and do a little bit more each day.
- lkrubner 16y agoIt depends what you mean by "regret". Some reflection on the mistakes you made is necessary to correct your course and move in the right direction.
- hessenwolf 16y agoOkay, i'll buy that. Reflection without regret and self recrimination.
- pavel_lishin 16y agoWho was it that said, "The time you enjoyed wasting wasn't wasted"?