re: Question for those that travel a lot for work

I just left an road warrior sales job for a full time at home position, so I can walk you through my thought process.

I was on the road for 10 years at 200 nights a year, so it was a true warrior position. I covered 3 states, left Monday morning after dropping my son at school and got home about 7-9pm on Friday night. It was RARE that I got home earlier unless I had to be there for something.

Pros- see parts of the country you may not normally see, rack up a LOT of hotel loyalty points, eat pretty well (maybe better than you do at home) and feel like you're on vacation a lot since you likely don't spend the night in the same place.

Cons- it's no less stressful, health issues pop up (especially if you have a lot of windshield time in your future), and you miss out on almost everything at home. My boy is 11 and I feel like I barely know him sometimes. My wife (no pics) works fulltime as well and it put a TON of stress on our marriage; she's much happier now that I'm off the road.

It looks as if you won't be on the road as much as I was, but that's my perspective of it. Good luck whichever way you decide.