<prompt> Human: I am a single 24 year old male with no kids and got a job with a great company right out of high school at age 18. Full benefits, 401k with 4 company match 12,500 total in my 401k so far, great opportunity for advancement, quarterly bonuses, sick days, 4 weeks vacation, and THEY HELP PAY FOR COLLEGE up to 5,600 per calendar year, the works. The only problem is, I am very unhappy working there. I get no satisfaction out of the work whatsoever, my coworkers are worse than a group of teenage girls when it comes to office gossip, I work a 10 hour overnight shift, and I cannot change my position for at least a year due to my most recent promotion. nbsp;I have been attending college part time online at my local state university but due to my workload I can only take on about 2 courses per semester. At that rate, my schooling would be paid for entirely by the company but a Bachelors degree will take a very long time to obtain. Lately, I have been obsessed with the idea of leaving my company, getting a part time job, and going to school full time for a degree somewhere in the field of STEM most likely some type of engineering. I am having a very hard time deciding if this is a good idea for me financially both short and long term. I love this sub so much and have taken away such great information over the past few months and now I have come to you guys asking for guidance.nbsp;Here are my financial particulars:nbsp;Income: In the 2014 calendar year I made approximately 46,000 before taxes. I have gotten a promotion recently and so far I am on track to be making just about 50k this year post tax. I am paid bi weekly. My checks usually vary slightly depending on overtime pay or holiday pay but on a normal check with 80 hours I am looking at about 1200 post tax at around 2400mo total. nbsp;Expenses:Rent: 500mo I am sharing a two bedroom apt. and splitting the 1000mo rentCar Insurance: 236mo 2009 Subaru ForesterCar Loan Payment: 189mo with 9,600 left to pay offPersonal Loan Payment: 130mo with 3,792 left to pay off. this was a stupid purchase I am trying to recover fromStudent Loans: not making payments yet as Im still a student with 7,000 balance totalCredit Card debt: 160mo between two cards with 2,610 left to pay off Gym Membership: 40moGroceries: 250moUtilities: 80mo Gas: 40mo approximatelynbsp;Is it worth it to leave my well paying job for years of part time pay and student loan debt in hopes of brighter pastures? Is it even possible with my income and expenses without drowning?I am usually living paycheck to paycheck already. I do my best not to eat out or go to the bar but it is difficult sometimes being a young single guy and not trying to enjoy my life just a little bit. If I was to go to school full time, dorming would not be an option. I have a 6 year old dog named Bradley that I care for and going back to Mom Dads is not an option either.nbsp;Thank you fine people of rpersonalfinance for taking time to read about my situation and offering up any advice in advance. I love you guys!TL;DR I am thinking of leaving my job that makes me 50k per year to work part time and go to school full time. edit: spacingWOW, thank you all for youre two cents. Thats why I love this sub. I think focusing on taking care of that debt first is most important. Seriously, thank you all for the advice.  <response>: Id be trying to accelerate college if I were you, while still working.Figure out the major and school you intend to graduate from, do the 2 classessemester you can the way you currently are, and then figure out if there are other classes you can take online, distance learning, etc., that will count to get as much done as you can. Pay off the debt, and when you are down to 1 year of full-time college, with debt paid off, and a little cash on hand, you can consider quitting and going full-time to finish up and get started on your career. I believe thats what Id push for.Although thats easier said than done, we arent the ones that have to go to work someplace crappy every day... 