Is Short-term Overtime Worth It?

There have been times in the 37 years of our marriage when one or both of us needed to work a significant amount of extra time to meet a deadline to keep our jobs.  The issue comes when that short term becomes all the time.  Jim and I  started an insurance agency from scratch.  We knew that for the first three years, Jim would need to work three nights a week and 4 1/2 days a week to grow the agency's sustainability.  We made a point to ensure that we always had a date night and never worked weekends.  We agreed together that the investment of time was necessary.  But it had a deadline.  If your job never stops asking for more and is hurting your family, it may be time to start looking for a new job.