I stepped down from the mortgage funder position.
Two reasons:
1) I reached total "burnout". I worked my ass off at first doing OT and yes if you do it the juice is worth the squeeze. Burnout SUCKS though.
2) I have an articulate mind, not a programming type mind.
Since I can sell things to people in my sleep, I took on a work from home customer service position. I will be receiving inbound calls afternoons and nights helping people upgrade their digital devices.
Is it a big hit economically? Sure - going from making about $65k to maybe $35k sucks but with the late schedule I can really focus on music, poker, etc. while still paying rent - all the while helping people.
A main reason why is this job STAYS work from home. The funding position company are headed back to the office soon and the public transportation commute is like 2.5 hours each way via public transportation - not doable.
Weird decision, but I like I arrived at the right conclusion. Money isn't everything - you have to be happy.