I wanted to spend more time in volunteer work with my wife, so I took a job that allows me to work four 8-hour days. It came with a pay cut, but I was willing t

I wanted to spend more time in volunteer work with my wife, so I took a job that allows me to work four 8-hour days. It came with a pay cut, but I was willing to take that. My schedule is every other Monday and Friday. That means I have alternating 2-day and 4-day weekends. It's been awesome! Been doing it for about 9 months now. I love the time I spend outside of work on my personal pursuits, and the extra time to spend with my wife, too. It's great for taking roadtrips or taking care of other things when they come up. I've recently turned down a job that would have paid me SIGNIFICANTLY more money (about 50% more) if I went back to 5 days. For now, I'm enjoying my schedule too much. It sounds like you have good reasons, especially #2. There's nothing like spending time with the people you love. Do it!