Rich Girl Roundup: Balancing a Rewarding Job with Low Pay

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🗓️ 10 March 2023

⏱️ 12 minutes

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"What if my dream job isn't lucrative? Is it worth finding something better or is it more valuable to stick around?" Both Katie and Henah have gone through this experience, and they reflect on how they balanced a job they loved and a lower-paying salary. Welcome back to #RichGirlRoundup, Money with Katie's weekly segment where Katie and MWK's Executive Producer Henah answer your burning money questions. Each month, we'll put out a call for questions on her Instagram (@moneywithkatie). New episodes every Friday. Learn more about our sponsor, Betterment: https://betterment.com/moneywithkatie Learn more about our sponsor, HOKA, and shop now for the HOKA Clifton 9: https://www.hoka.com/en/us/ - Mentioned in the Episode Money with Katie blog on "What if Your Dream Job Isn't Lucrative?": https://moneywithkatie.com/blog/what-if-your-dream-job-isnt-lucrative - Read Money with Katie: https://moneywithkatie.com/ Follow Money with Katie! Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/moneywithkatie Twitter - https://twitter.com/moneywithkatie TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@moneywithkatie Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	I almost felt like the ghost of a coal miner was going to emerge and be like, you whine
0:08.8	you son of a bitch, like, I used to spend 12 hours a day underground and you're crying
0:13.5	that like, you know, you're not getting paid enough for your fake email job, like, through
0:18.2	you, Katie.
0:19.2	Rich Girl Fathers!
0:21.2	Welcome back to another Rich Girl Roundup weekly discussion, Rich Girls and Boys.
0:29.5	I'm your host, Katie Gatti Tossant and today, Hannah and I are going to be discussing what
0:34.5	to do if your career is rewarding, but doesn't pay well.
0:39.6	Before we dive in, here's a quick message from our sponsors.
0:43.8	Hannah, I'm honestly really excited to hear your thoughts about this topic.
0:55.2	Next time, just ask me, okay, people?
0:58.0	No, this is a previous question from Hannah a couple of years ago, so I'm really excited
1:03.6	to dive in.
1:04.6	I know that we have talked in the past about balancing a job and a life that you love
1:09.1	with not getting paid well and how it can create this tension.
1:14.0	So I guess let's talk through some of the nuances, right?
1:17.2	Because I think that this is a relatively nuanced topic.
1:19.8	What if your dream job isn't lucrative?
1:21.9	I also have a blog post from, I think, 2020 or 2021 about this, a little throwback.
1:27.3	We'll throw that in the show notes as well, but I mean, Hannah, I feel like your experience
1:32.4	in nonprofits and social impact work probably has a good background for this one.
1:39.9	Yeah, for anyone who's new, I worked in nonprofits and social impact for almost a decade
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