Which to choose: a high-paying job with long hours or a lower-paying job with shorter hours that would give you more time with family and friends?

I would choose the lower paying job with shorter hours so you could spend more time with family and friends.

If you work really long hours for the higher pay, you can end up without family and friends around you to love and who love you back.

There are plenty of rich folks out there that neglected their families…and only too late in life discovered that their life, while full of possessions, was utterly empty due to the loss of close people in their lives. Having folks around you that are only there to benefit from your cash flow is pretty hollow.

So, work reasonable hours and focus on connecting with your family and friends, and you will be rich indeed!