re: Anyone else hate their job, but the money is too good to leave it?

Curious to hear more - at what age did you make the switch to teaching? Have you been at one school or moved around?

I have always loved teaching and enjoy every opportunity to present a seminar or get in front of a classroom. I’ve told my wife I would like to be a teacher at some point down the road - ideally before our kids are in college so I can travel with them during the summers. At the moment though I’m not ready to walk away from the current salary and end our wealth building era.

As to the OP. Yes I’ve felt like that on many days, but those are bad days and fortunately I also have good and rewarding days. If it was just the bad days I don’t think any salary is ultimately worth enduring the kind of stress and depression you describe. No paycheck is worth losing your physical or mental health over.