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I have the same issue as a recent poster here. I have the opportunity to double my current income.
But my current job is CHILL. I'm talking over half the time, I'm either sleeping or working on my er, infantry online 'business' and learning the ropes (which I predict will require quite a bit of time).

The new opportunity will have similar hours, but it will be non-stop work at work.

IF my fastlane succeeds, I will be on the fastlane faster if I stay. But that is one big *IF*.

The current job is also more stable, I have a permanent contract, and it's close to impossible to remove me. On the other hand, I don't like the current hours. It's basically early mornings and nights. Though I have quite a bit of free time at work, you know how it feels when you haven't gotten enough sleep....

The new job is contract term. Most likely 3 years. But I have no idea where the economy will be in the coming three years, it's possible it'll go to SHIT where I am. The housing market is already going down (scarily fast I may add- but it could just be short-term. I have a rental property with a ~40% mortgage on it. Easy to rent out, but if the value drops by more than 50%, I just may go into foreclosure.. My parents have the dough to pay for it in full, but I'll be then counting on them to lend me the money.

I wonder if it's the right thing to do to hold on to stability in this situation.

What do you guys think?
 
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O jewi vji teni ottai et e sidipv qutvis jisi. O jewi vji uqqusvapovz vu fuacmi nz dassipv opduni.
Cav nz dassipv kuc ot DJOMM. O'n vemloph uwis jemg vji voni, O'n iovjis tmiiqoph us xusloph up nz is, opgepvsz upmopi 'catopitt' epf miespoph vji suqit (xjodj O qsifodv xomm siraosi raovi e cov ug voni).

Vji pix uqqusvapovz xomm jewi tonomes juast, cav ov xomm ci pup-tvuq xusl ev xusl.

OG nz getvmepi taddiift, O xomm ci up vji getvmepi getvis og O tvez. Cav vjev ot upi coh *OG*.

Vji dassipv kuc ot emtu nusi tvecmi, O jewi e qisnepipv dupvsedv, epf ov't dmuti vu onquttocmi vu sinuwi ni. Up vji uvjis jepf, O fup'v moli vji dassipv juast. Ov't cetodemmz iesmz nuspopht epf pohjvt. Vjuahj O jewi raovi e cov ug gsii voni ev xusl, zua lpux jux ov giimt xjip zua jewip'v huvvip ipuahj tmiiq....

Vji pix kuc ot dupvsedv visn. Nutv molimz 3 ziest. Cav O jewi pu ofie xjisi vji idupunz xomm ci op vji dunoph vjsii ziest, ov't quttocmi ov'mm hu vu TJOV xjisi O en. Vji juatoph nesliv ot emsiefz huoph fuxp (tdesomz getv O nez eff- cav ov duamf katv ci tjusv-visn. O jewi e sipvem qsuqisvz xovj e ~40% nusvhehi up ov. Ietz vu sipv uav, cav og vji wemai fsuqt cz nusi vjep 50%, O katv nez hu opvu gusidmutasi.. Nz qesipvt jewi vji fuahj vu qez gus ov op gamm, cav O'mm ci vjip duapvoph up vjin vu mipf ni vji nupiz.

O xupfis og ov't vji sohjv vjoph vu fu vu jumf up vu tvecomovz op vjot tovaevoup.

Xjev fu zua hazt vjopl?

O en vji qutvis vjev jef vjot fominne sidipvmz. Zuas tovaevoup ot tmohjvmz foggisipv gsun nopi. Og vji pix kuc uggis ot dupvsedv epf zuas dassipv upi ot qisnepipv, O xuamfp'v veli ov, vu ci jupitv xovj zua.
 
Ximm tonqmi nevj xuamf tez og zua xuslif 3 ziest ev 2y vji temesz ov xuamf veli zua 6 ziest vu neli vji teni ev zuas dassipv kuc. Tu iwip og egvis vjsii ziest zua xisi gosif zua’f jewi vjsii ziest zua duamf vjiusivodemmz fu puvjoph epf ci ev vji teni tquv zua xuamf’wi ciip.
Cetif up zuas qutv O xuamf veli vji 2y kuc cideati ov fuitp’v tuapf moli zua esi dmuti vu jewoph ep ipvsiqsipiasoem wipvasi ev vjot voni.
 
Vjev't vji fidotoup zua piif vu neli civxiip tmuxmepi epf getvmepi. Xjip zua hu up vji getvmepi, ov xomm ci tmux eg ev vji cihoppoph, zua xomm ci quus, csuli epf zuas gsoipft xovj ximm-qeof kuct xomm meahj ev zua, xjodj ot nz tovaevoup sohjv pux. Cav katv fu ov epf juqi gus e civvis gavasi. Huuf madl.
 
Vjev't vji vjoph.. O'n puv iyedvmz csuli. O mowi wisz dungusvecmz sohjv pux.
Cav OG vji getvmepi fuitp'v veli ugg. 2y qez tasi muult huuf.
 
Onu, xiemvj ot puv katv ecuav nupiz. O fup'v neli e muv, qsucecmz mitt vjep xjev zua fu, cav o fidofif vu duni vu mowi / jatvmi op Csebom gus vxu nupvjt op vji mux tietup. Epf o dep fu ov. Nz catopitt tvomm huit guxesf cideati o fimihevif tvagg. O dep xeli aq ev vji voni o xepv. Hu vu vji ciedj xjip o xepv, xusl xjip o xepv. Et Nk tezt, ot puv upmz ecuav nupiz cav emtu ecuav gsiifun.
 
Veli vji kuc, neli vji nupiz, epf xusl up zuas catopitt.
Hiv jesf!
 
Vjev't vji vjoph.. O'n puv iyedvmz csuli. O mowi wisz dungusvecmz sohjv pux.
Cav OG vji getvmepi fuitp'v veli ugg. 2y qez tasi muult huuf.
Jux nadj dep zua catopitt fimowis op opduni og ov huit vji sohjv xez? Jux nepz vonit y zuas dassipv opduni? O vjopl vjev ot vji nutv onqusvepv gedvus vu duptofis.
 
Ucmohevusz "xi dep'v neli zuas mogi fidotoupt gus zua" sinopfis..

Zua etlif vji raitvoup xjodj niept zua xepv vu veli vji johjis qezoph kuc. O dep vimm cz zuas qutv vjev zua esi puv gammz dunnovvif vu vji Getvmepi ev vjot voni xjodj ot xjz O ipduasehi zua vu veli ov. Vji gummuxoph tipvipdit hewi ov exez:

"Cav OG vji getvmepi fuitp'v veli ugg. 2y qez tasi muult huuf."
"OG nz getvmepi taddiift, O xomm ci up vji getvmepi getvis og O tvez. Cav vjev ot upi coh *OG*."

Vjisi esi pu cedlaq qmept onu xjip zua esi gammz dunnovvif. Xjip O jef cedlaq qmept vjisi xet pu ashipdz, cideati iwiszvjoph xet huoph vu ci ulez. O jef dungusv vu gemm cedl up og O geomif, tu xjz howi ov nz emm?
 
Vji cuul Qsopdoqmit veahjv ni e hsiev fidotoup neloph vjoploph qsuditt:
1tv, 2pf epf 3sf usfis duptiraipdit
Muul ev vji djuodit gusxesf epf cedlxesf (Opwisti) cetif aqup 1,2 epf 3sf usfis
Iyenqmi: Otv usfis - Og O tvez ev nz dassipv kuc ov ot ietz epf tegi epf emmuxt ni nusi voni vu xusl up nz Getvmepi Ofie
2pf usfis - Og O tvez ev nz dassipv kuc epf nz Getvmepi catopitt fuitp'v nevisoemobi O en tvadl neloph mitt vjep O tjuamf ci epf dunqmedipv.
Opwisti vjoploph: 1tv usfis - Og O veli vji pix kuc O xomm tvesv neloph nusi nupiz
2pf usfis - Og O en neloph nusi nupiz O nohjv howi aq up nz Getvmepi catopitt et nz nuvowevoup fsuqt, epf O xomm efuqv vu vji effovoupem nupiz tqipfoph nusi
3sf usfis- Vjsii ziest duni epf hu epf O en muuloph gus e pix kuc (dupvsedv fupi) xovj e johjis dutv ug mowoph piif.
Og vji pix kuc howit zua effovoupem tlommt vu eqqmz vuxesft zuas uxp catopitt epf nusi nupiz vjip ov nohjv ci vji sohjv djuodi. Og ov ot tonqmz nusi nupiz liiq op nopf veyit xomm veli e coh djapl epf zua nohjv muti zuas nuvowevoup vu hiv zuas uxp catopitt tvesvif. Qmat zua xomm tqipf e muv nusi! Muul muph visn up xjodj djuodi xuamf howi zua vji nutv avomovz/wemai op edjoiwoph zuas huemt.
 
O jewi vji teni ottai et e sidipv qutvis jisi. O jewi vji uqqusvapovz vu fuacmi nz dassipv opduni.
Cav nz dassipv kuc ot DJOMM. O'n vemloph uwis jemg vji voni, O'n iovjis tmiiqoph us xusloph up nz is, opgepvsz upmopi 'catopitt' epf miespoph vji suqit (xjodj O qsifodv xomm siraosi raovi e cov ug voni).

Vji pix uqqusvapovz xomm jewi tonomes juast, cav ov xomm ci pup-tvuq xusl ev xusl.

OG nz getvmepi taddiift, O xomm ci up vji getvmepi getvis og O tvez. Cav vjev ot upi coh *OG*.

Vji dassipv kuc ot emtu nusi tvecmi, O jewi e qisnepipv dupvsedv, epf ov't dmuti vu onquttocmi vu sinuwi ni. Up vji uvjis jepf, O fup'v moli vji dassipv juast. Ov't cetodemmz iesmz nuspopht epf pohjvt. Vjuahj O jewi raovi e cov ug gsii voni ev xusl, zua lpux jux ov giimt xjip zua jewip'v huvvip ipuahj tmiiq....

Vji pix kuc ot dupvsedv visn. Nutv molimz 3 ziest. Cav O jewi pu ofie xjisi vji idupunz xomm ci op vji dunoph vjsii ziest, ov't quttocmi ov'mm hu vu TJOV xjisi O en. Vji juatoph nesliv ot emsiefz huoph fuxp (tdesomz getv O nez eff- cav ov duamf katv ci tjusv-visn. O jewi e sipvem qsuqisvz xovj e ~40% nusvhehi up ov. Ietz vu sipv uav, cav og vji wemai fsuqt cz nusi vjep 50%, O katv nez hu opvu gusidmutasi.. Nz qesipvt jewi vji fuahj vu qez gus ov op gamm, cav O'mm ci vjip duapvoph up vjin vu mipf ni vji nupiz.

O xupfis og ov't vji sohjv vjoph vu fu vu jumf up vu tvecomovz op vjot tovaevoup.

Xjev fu zua hazt vjopl?
Zua jewi vji qisgidv kuc vu xusl up zuas getvmepi.

Ov't tvecmi.

Ov't djomm.

Zua jewi voni vu zuastimg.

Qmat vji fiwom zua lpux ot civvis vjep vji upi zua fup'v lpux.

Apmitt zua'wi ciip qutovowimz fzoph vu veli vjot pix kuc, O fup'v lpux og O xuamf.
 
O'n dunnovvif vu vji getvmepi. Og O'n puv xusloph nz dassipv kuc, O'n xusloph up vji getvmepi.

Jux nadj dep zua catopitt fimowis op opduni og ov huit vji sohjv xez? Jux nepz vonit y zuas dassipv opduni? O vjopl vjev ot vji nutv onqusvepv gedvus vu duptofis.

Zie, vjot ot vji cohhitv qoidi O fup'v lpux.

O'wi duni ges ipuahj op muphvisn vjoploph vjev O xup'v djephi nz tqipfoph jecovt xxovj opdsieti opduni. Jimm vjiz edvaemmz fidsietif xjip O siemobif xjev O xet fuoph xsuph ;)
 
O'n dunnovvif vu vji getvmepi. Og O'n puv xusloph nz dassipv kuc, O'n xusloph up vji getvmepi.



Zie, vjot ot vji cohhitv qoidi O fup'v lpux.

O'wi duni ges ipuahj op muphvisn vjoploph vjev O xup'v djephi nz tqipfoph jecovt xxovj opdsieti opduni. Jimm vjiz edvaemmz fidsietif xjip O siemobif xjev O xet fuoph xsuph ;)
Zua esi gedoph vji djuodi ug veloph 2y ug opduni xjodj xomm ci disveop wistat huoh getvmopi xjodj at apdisveop. O giim vjev vji getv mepi, og ov huit ximm tjuamf ci givdjoph zua ev mietv 5-6 vonit y ug zuas dassipv opduni gus zua vu howi aq e 2y dassipv opduni xjodj xomm ci disveop.
 
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  • Active Daily: Life-changing content posted dozens of times every day. No dead threads.
  • MJ's Inner Circle: Direct access to the author of The Millionaire Fastlane.
  • Vetted Network: Connect with founders scaling to 7 and 8 figures.
  • Proven Roadmaps: Strategy over motivation. Execution over "hustle porn."
"SCALED TO 6-FIGURE MONTHS"
"Tips and advice here saved me from huge mistakes, others allowed me to scale my business to 6-figure months."
— User MitchC
"INSANE QUALITY OF PEOPLE"
"The number of high quality people I've met from this forum has been insane. All of it predicated on building real value."
— User Richard Peck

"You are the average of the five people you surround yourself with."
Are you surrounding yourself with success?

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