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While this might be a good long-term goal, sometimes earning more from the start isnt always ideal.

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You wont be able to afford to eat out all the time or go shopping every week.

Instead, you’re free to work hard and be in a better position to impress your managers.

The biggest is whether or not the career path youre starting on will be enjoyable.

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By starting with a higher salary, being happy at work could become a lower priority.

It quickly becomes a paycheck and not much else.

Thats probably not how youll want to spend the next 40 or 50 years of your life.

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Unfortunately, starting at a higher salary would make it difficult to switch career paths and make less money.

This could potentially mean fewer options when searching for your ideal career.

Then, a couple of years later, there is a job posting at the company of your dreams.

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However, because you started your career making $50,000, you apply with salary expectations of $65,000.

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