I have a good interesting job. TBH, I have no idea why they pay me so much for what I do. It's not a massive salary compared to some reported on here, but it brings me close to the 40% tax bracket , it's five mins from home and apart from exceptional circumstances, I leave home at 8:15 and and am home by 5pm. This means I can see DSs (teens) off to get the bus in the morning and am home in time to do a proper family dinner and nag about answer homework queries.
The job itself is challenging enough to be interesting but not enough to keep me awake at night.
I've seen a similar job advertised, in London paying £25k more. On paper it's exactly the same job, but a larger organisation so I expect the workload would be higher. I tick all the boxes on the person spec.
However, even assuming the working day isn't longer, I'd be away from home for much longer because of the commute (c. 1hr 15 each way). The commute would cost around £6k and of course I'd pay a lot of tax, so whilst I wouldn't be £25kpa better off, it's still enough to make a substantial difference. DS2 is doing GCSEs next year and does need chivvying along.
Is the opportunity 2 years too soon? WWYD?
We don't "need" the money we have a comfortable life already, but I do feel I have potential I haven't reached and I'm only 2 years off 50, when, I'm told, applying for jobs becomes a lot harder.