Need advice..go after $ and live in a truck or stay at current fuel job.

Hi, I was wondering if I could get a few peoples advice on my current situation. I have a oil field owner op buddy who has been trying to get me to drive for him for the past 2+yrs. He's by now he has acquired 2 trucks/trailers (fuel hauling). I believe he's on a 90/10 setup with a local broker. He wants to put me (already has another guy) in his truck for 30% of the load. His driver now (for the past 4mo) has been getting approx $3k a week-1099/independent contractor.

My current new job (nights) fuel job is $26.50hr overtime payed on 25. Health ins..401k after 1 year.

My take home is currently $4k-5k at 55-60hrs. ($1k bills/rent..cushy apt.,food) My buddies take home would be around 7k$ish with only food/health ins. (maybe) minor expenses.

My plan is to teach english in a se Asia for a year..but I want juice my savings before I do. Would be living in a truck this winter for 6 months be worth it?

 

Ok thank you for the feedback ..your right he can have slow months coming up.

 

Again, thanks guys. Winter hasn't hit yet, but when it does living in a truck in ND is not where I want to be. I'm a night shift/company man now with 1wk off a year and no light at the end of the tunnel. However, for my travel agenda I'm definitely considering my buddy as a casual option. The problem is he probably doesn't envision having a driver come and go with his operation. To make things simple I'm using a 30% tax on 10k-11k which is like 7k+..but more like $6.5k+ after food and private health insurance etc.

@DougA...SE Asia or other similiar countries (Colombia,Peru) is a single mans paradise hands down. The quality of life is 10x higher than working 60+ hrs driving a truck. I went to the neighboring state (ND) right out of cdl school 6yrs ago and took a 85k tanker job. I haven't really driven anything else and or made much less, unless I wanted to. I don't have a big enough nest egg saved yet, so that's why I'm adamant to just disregard saving for retirement investments and just survive (actually live easy on 1.5k mo. teaching english/degree is required, which I have)

I guess if I was smart, I would acquire a tractor and lease on with his (or another broker) and get into the game..but then how long would I be wrapped up in that?