thanks m 8 gonna try it later ! <| sep |> Feeling like crap today . Decided to make today a maintenance day , my first since starting out on this . Goal for today is just to eat what I need to eat to feel better and log everything . <| sep |> It SHOULD do exactly that . Unfortunately , mix in a polarized twoparty system instead of the multiparty system many of the founding fathers hoped for , and it just protects the interests of swing states . <| sep |> Black loops and cobalt discos for sniper heat <| sep |> If you have the skills and ability to do a job and not be too stressed about it , then my advice is always accept the increased value that comes with it . Ideally what your long term goal should be is lowering your working hours , so once your basic wage is high enough you can start negotiating working less days and you ' ll be able to still live comfortably . My personal long term goal is to gain enough experience to start contacting out work on a consulting basis , consultants who are reputable get paid a lot of money and do barely any work and I think it ' s worth the investment of time and stress early on so you can be on easy street later in life and preferably retire early . I have no problem with people avoiding the additional higher taxes and stuff though , my plan is to avoid leaking into the higher rate of tax 40 % in the UK this happens at 43 , 000 annual earnings or above . I ' m 3 k away from that right now , so I ' m at the position where I ' d now more likely negotiate working 4 days a week rather than taking another large pay raise .