<prompt> Human: Im in the midst of potentially taking a new job, and Im just crunching some numbers to see how my financial situation would be affected. The job would have a base salary, but it also has guaranteed overtime. The job requires extensive travel to work sites and working long hours 12-16 on days at the sites. The job description states 60 travel, and I spoke with another person currently in the role that said on average he makes 50-60 more than the base salary any given year. So my question is this. Do you base your budgeting off of the base salary, and then just view anything extra as a chance to contribute more to savingsinvestments, etc? Or do you plan conservatively and account for some overtime, say 30? Its not a steady overtime stream either, the summers and winters can be slow with no overtime, while the majority of overtime would come during the spring and fall due to the nature of the position.Just curious to see what others would think.  <response>: I would recommend budgeting on the base salary and using the overtime for savings, 6-month fund, paying debt, etc.I used to have a similar situation. Working 60 hours per week and it was very easy to get used to it but when it does slow down its easy to find yourself in a hole. A co-worker ended up getting foreclosed on during a slow spell. 