<prompt> Human: Hey Reddit,Please help me make serious life decisions. Ive decided to use a throwaway, but I often post on reddit Ive been here for 5 years. I tend to avoid starting nonsense threads, but Im in a situation that I refuse to discuss with even close friends about Im uncomfortable with them knowing my salary.Anyway - heres the situation. Im a 25 year old guy in New York City making 50k a year. Im a front end dev. Now Ive had offers come my way, and have actually interviewed for other positions and this is actually my 4th salaried job since 19 - I worked full time through college - which I did not ever finish btw. Anyway - I was just offered serious money. 85k a year. Problem this is for a financial firm, and I likely have to work harder hours.So rpersonalfinance - help me decide. As a young guy, do you think its wiser to stick with the 50k per year position, that guarantees I only work 9-6 Monday through Friday, offers 10 days vacation, pays for my lunch, commute and gym membership and has had other random benefits. OR leaving to go to a financial firm which means Ill have to stop wearing jeans and t-shirts btw, make 85k per year, 15 days vacation, but no other outstanding benefits. Oh and likely 60 hour work weeks.Now typically I would say the lower salary is better - enjoy your life while your young. But Im actually thinking, from a financial stand point - Im thinking the complete opposite may be true. Im in hustle mode and would rather work my ass off while I still have the energy - bring in the bank - and who cares about benefits. Save up money here for a year, max out my savings, live frugally, and then maybe start my own firm, or just save to buy a house or car or something. Meaning, Im starting to lean towards - Money is better than benefits.Maybe I just needed to type this out so I could lay all the cards on the table...Anyway - which do you recommend? Think about when you were young. Did you go for the cash or the benefits? TL;DR - whats more important for a worker thats 25 years old. Salary or Benefits? Is an 85k a year, 60 hour work week better than a 50k a year, 40 hour work week?  <response>: It really depends on the person. Id go for the 50k a year job, but thats because I live frugally and prefer not to be stressed rather than having a lot of money. Then again, if youre stressed bc you dont have a lot of money 50k a year is not a lot in NYC, I would take the other job. 