I just did my taxes. The move to a new job cost me just over $7k in lost wages this year. I was shocked. I knew I had lost a good bit of income, in fact I was beating myself up over the fact that I ended up depleting my savings by $5k while getting established in New York. Now I don’t feel as bad about that, but damn! And to pour salt in the wound, my tax return is below my average for the last 5 years or so by like $800. Note to self, change jobs as infrequently as possible.