Maybe. I don't know OP or his situation. Others had already mentioned taking a vacation so that seemed redundant. I mentioned that first because it's easy to f

Maybe. I don't know OP or his situation. Others had already mentioned taking a vacation so that seemed redundant. I mentioned that first because it's easy to fall into a lifestyle trap and think the only way to cope is to get a job that makes more. The formula for money is income minus expenses, so you always have two variables you can play with. It also makes a nice mental segue for people into the topic of getting a new job, a topic which people can be adverse to. It creates a choice that seemingly wasn't there before. FWIW I wouldn't be so quick to turn your nose up at side gigs. I have a friend who picked up an old vinyl decal cutter and now makes a significant amount of his income by selling custom decal stickers for cars and windows and such to local businesses. Similarly my neighbor does lawn aerating in the spring and sprinkler blowouts in the fall and considers it a refreshing break from his work as a PM.