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@resjudicata All of our retirement funds are in a Roth 401(k). yes. we carry an emergency fund of 3-6 months... we had been carrying a bit more going into the pandemic and decided to reduce it a bit and use some of it to purchase a vehicle. But we are still carrying 3-6 months...

@resjudicata investing 11% into 401(k)... We have saved up and purchased a vehicle. We have put a good bit extra on our mortgage payment... We spend more on traveling than we would need but that helps with the burnout! We could slow down on paying down the mortgage and pull back 401(k)...

@suemariejudith Thanks! I have been reading into this a lot over the last couple of years and it has helped tremendously on the financial side. We have made a lot of gains but I'm just burning out from it all!

@prettysailorvictoria Thanks for the reply! Lots of good thoughts to unpack there! thanks!

@petr0s Good for you! :) I have tossed this one around quite a bit... More on the side of equal pay and less hours but worse work environment. There are similar paying jobs that are, in comparison to my current job, very unstable (really slow down and often lay people off during recessions...)...

@alvinou Thanks for the reply! As far as talking to managers about burnout, I haven't talked expressly about burnout. I have sorta mentioned it in passing or asked for a raise in the past due to burnout but wasn't specific with why I was asking for a raise. I am thinking I'll sit down with...

Goal is obviously financial independence! :) I (M25) am currently working 55-60 hours a week. I am struggling to enjoy the work and struggling to handle the stress of this job mainly because of the hours. In short, I am starting to burnout. I honestly think I could handle the stress and would...