A woman who quit a job earning over $200,000 a year explains why she's happier earning less than a quarter as much

Courtesy of Sonia Thompson In 2012, Sonia Thompson had it all. Working in marketing for Johnson & Johnson, she was earning over $200,000 a year, living alone in a three-bedroom townhouse outside of Philadelphia. Things were good. "I had this job that I loved — for a while — I had a house, I had all the things people say you should have," she remembers. "I felt like I was living the American dream." Things were good ... but not great. "I was in my early 30s and I had this feeling that there h...