Plus if you&#x27;ve made $150-250k for the past 8-10 years, it&#x27;s easy to have that retirement buffer and that money in the bank and think that working in a mine might be &quot;satisfying&quot; for six months even if you did it for $15k.<p>It&#x27;s totally different when you can barely afford your mortgage, you&#x27;re in debt, and you have no chance of getting a better job.