I just graduated college last Spring. I have $48k in debt (36k student loans, deferred with no accrued interest; 4k credit card debt that will be paid off by late Feb.; 8k car loan.
I have two jobs Job one: Healthcare administration. Full time. I love this job. I enjoy the hours and culture. This job pays for all my living expenses. Almost no money left over for 'fun stuff' or paying down debt because I am currently sending money to ill father. Job two: Engineering work for a large corporation. Been at this place two months. Pay is more than double what the hospital pays. 12 hour shifts. Tiresome work. I do not want to be an engineer - it was more or less a high paying opportunity that arose for me. With this job I have no financial worries. I can pay for anything I need and can put away hundreds each week into savings (or toward debt).
My situation: I am exhausted. With the second job, I get two hours of sleep Thursday and Friday. While no one at job one has mentioned it, I know my performance has declined. I love the immense financial security, but job two has also killed my social life (except for happy hour Tuesdays!) and I haven't had time to work out in two months,
I only need ~$600/month on top of job one to maintain financial security and was thinking of quitting job two to do Lyft a couple times a week to make up the difference. Is this a good idea? I will probably be at job two for another month if I quit - should I throw the money I'm gonna be making toward debt or put in savings?
Submitted January 26, 2019 at 11:33AM by sacto_verita http://bit.ly/2B5Bh6V
