[buckbova]

I like having more money and stuff.

With money I can buy stuff like homes, cars, and education.

With money I can take vacations (in style).

With money I can buy my way out of trouble.

With money I can afford a macbook pro, even though I don't own one.

If it requires my working 40 hours a week to have all this stuff, I will continue to do so for years to come.

[zephjc]

I can't tell if that's sarcasm or not, but after having acquired a lot of that stuff, I can tell you it's highly overrated (maybe not the vacations)

[zaccus]

I value my free time more than my money. I can always make more money; I will never have more time than I do now. So up to a point, I will gladly trade money for time.

In any case, unless your work is very low-skilled, it doesn't make any sense for your income to be tightly coupled with the number of hours you work.

What if having all your stuff required working 50 hours a week? 80? 100? At what point does it stop being worthwhile?