<prompt> Human: Im in my early 30s and looking back at all the things I didnt do but wish I did and trying to figure out where to go from here. Not sure if its just burnout or just frustration. Maybe this is the wrong sub.I have a pretty decent paying job as a waiter and make 81k there as well as a online business that pulls in an additional 21k a year. The online business takes about 5-20 hours a month to run depending on whats going on. Im blessed and grateful for the income, but none of the work I currently do feels very meaningful and leaves me unsatisfied.The problem is, Im not sure if I go back to school or enter a new field, Ill even have the income I have now, and thus I feel trapped.So I have two options pretty much,Stay put doing something I dont really enjoy and pays pretty well.orQuit and pick a different ladder to move up.I guess the question is. Has anyone left a higher paying job for a lower paying job that you enjoy ? Was it worth it?  <response>: Went from the shipyard 52k and increase every 6 months1 year to teaching 45k. Got injured, had 2 back surgeries including a fusion, but was cleared to return to work. Went back for one day and the anxiety was BAD. I was so scared of getting hurt a second time or not being able to be back at 100 and reinjuring myself.I had finished my degree while I was on disabilityworkers comp and I got a teaching job quickly.Honestly, yes I would make better money, yes I wouldnt have to spend hours at home grading papers... but teaching is what i have always wanted to do, and i wouldnt trade that lightbulb look on a kids face for the extra money. 