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Is money more important or work/life balance for a woman?

I am considering quitting my finance job and pursue a career in teaching. I am afraid it won't pay as well, however my current job is taking a toll on my health. I want to start a family in the future (in the next 5 years). Is time or money more important in the longrun? Any advice?

Public Comments

1. Depends on the woman, for me. It's not money! I would rather live in a box with the man I love, then to be with a man who had money and be totally unhappy. I would think most woman feel this way!
2. My previous partner and i parted because i couldnt stand him being in work more than he was with me and my daughter. For me I need the balance, not a workaholic. There's more important things in life than money xx
3. Personally for me, money is not the issue. If your health is at stake then that is clearly more important, both to a (future?) wife and to you. If you have a significant other, talk to her first about the idea just so she knows what's happening. And if not, I would say just go for it.
4. Its a personal choice but for me, time is more important. I'd much rather have a happy life, with quality time and an average paid job, than a higher paid job with no time to enjoy my life.
5. You can make plenty of money in teaching if you look for the teaching jobs that pay well. Money is like oxygen, when you have enough you do not think about it, when you do not have enough it is the most important thing in the world. If you were making good money in the finance job I assume you have saved a lot of money and a lot of your income should now be from your investments, anyway. If you are not saving a lot of money from the finance job, how much money you make is not important because you have no profit.
6. If it is the right woman then no. Some women think everything is about the money. While others are about the time you have together. My husband works in a field where he is on call every other week. The weeks when he is not on call he has late hours. He has taken a few positions in the company that were supposed to give him more freedom but it hasn't worked out that way yet. He thankfully has 3 weeks vacation or I would probably demand he get another job. (not really). He loves his job so I put up with it. I have never told him to take or not to take a job because he is the one who is working that job and I perfer for him to be happy. When he is happy and less stressed life is better for us all. He loves what he does and he gets paid well for it but I would love to have him home more than he is. With his current position as soon as he gets his new guys trained,probably another year, then he will get more time at home. He has a little more now than before but still not enough. It took me years to get him to understand that i wanted a husband who had time for me not just time for making money. I am not sure he really got it or just got to a point where he is happy with his pay and the things that he has and feels he can now slack off a bit. But it took us almost getting a divorse for him to realize the money didn't mean jack if I didn't really have a husband. So I think you just need the right person.
7. I think a healthy balance of time spent together with enough money to support your lifestyle is good. Put your health before your job. If your future spouse can't understand this then you need to find someone else.
8. Time is more important... I've never come home after a long day at work and been excited over something dealing with money. However, I do come home and get excited about the joys of my family! I spend much more time thinking about how can I be with my family more, as opposed to, how can I make more money.