The Ka-Ching Issue

I’m a very lucky girl. First and foremost, despite the current economic calamity we all hear about day in and day out, I have a job. After listening to an hour of economic news, it’s easy to feel like having a job is fortune enough. But the real fortune is that I like my job. This is something I have to tell myself regularly during a stressful week as deadlines rush towards (and sometimes past) me: “I love my job. I love my job…” But it’s no secret that publishing is a fading enterprise, and I find myself wondering if I haven’t set myself up for a life of stagnant finances. Perhaps I should find a job I love a little less, but pays a little more? Sure money can’t buy happiness, but it can buy that great dress I’ve been eyeing at Anthropologie. And if I can’t be totally happy all the time, I’d at least like to be well-dressed. But in the end, money often costs too much. If you’re doing something you love, everyday is rewarding. And that’s something you can bank on.