Stick with it. 300k a year is obscene. Cut your living expenses; for instance I am paid a fantastic amount of $21k-$22k, it hurts but I am able to pay my mortga

Stick with it. 300k a year is obscene. Cut your living expenses; for instance I am paid a fantastic amount of $21k-$22k, it hurts but I am able to pay my mortgage, bills, put food on the table(and still eat fast food), add to my 2 savings accounts, internet/netflix, daughters college savings, and put her into a local private school; simply by living frugally. The good thing is I'm comfortable in my living conditions, I've found that 'balance' and so any pay increases from here on out will be adding to my financial situation not adding to my bills. I sucked away over a year of my life doing sales; it was soul-crushing but it gave me a very strong business-sense; I gave the Marine Corps 6 years of my life, that was soul-destroying but I came out a better leader. You have to make sacrifices to put you where you want to be. And a year, two, three, four isn't really that long; it's much better than being hungry. tldr; Work the 300k job, live frugally/save, take what traits you can from the job, working on creative jobs can wait.