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Earlier today I posted the following on Facebook:

"Listening to talk radio and the subject is this:
Would you give up 20% of your pay to only have to work 4 days a week?

I'll answer first: YES!!!"

I must say...I wasn't surprised by the number of people who said NO.

I knew when I posed the question that I would be the "odd man out".

Here's the deal:

I understand that we need money in order to survive.

I also understand that one must WORK for that money.

Where I differ from most is in the fact that I value my TIME more than most value MONEY.

Maybe it's because I've never HAD a lot of money, so giving up a little in order to gain more TIME is a trade-off that I would sign up for all day, any day.

I am happiest when my time is my own. Always.

I've been through 2 "layoffs" and those times were some of the best in my life...because my time was my own. I was able to be FREE and do what *I* wanted to do *when* I wanted to do it. Most look at being laid off as a negative. I have NEVER looked at it that way.

Now don't get me wrong...there's a difference between being laid off, receiving a severance vs. being unemployed with NO money coming in. I have experienced both. And yes...things were extremely difficult during that latter time...so I got my butt back to work. Didn't mean that I wasn't happy though while I was unemployed...I just knew that I needed to get back to work because bills needed to be paid.

So...hopefully everyone is clear on the fact that YES...I understand that one MUST work in order to survive. Got it.

I, however...don't see the need, nor have the desire to work 5 days a week...40 hours a week.

In my "ideal work world", I would only work 4 days each week for 32 hours...Tuesday through Thursday. And I would be utterly, totally, COMPLETELY satisfied with the 20% pay cut. Like seriously...WHERE DO I SIGN UP?!?

Who knows...maybe I feel this way because I don't have any time vested into a company, so I have nothing to lose by only working 32 hours a week. I don't have an abundance of vacation time racked up, so maybe those things are what make my decision so easy.

But for others...it's all about the money

...and I get that. To each his own...that's just not me.

So...how 'bout you?

Let the DIALOGUE begin: Would YOU work 4 days a week (4/32) with a 20% reduction in pay?

Talk to me!

Til next time...