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[quote=Anonymous]We bought our "starter" home in a low-rated school pyramid before we had kids, with the thought that we would move sometime during elementary school. Now that we have kids and are settled in here, we're having trouble deciding whether this makes sense. Our house is big enough for our family, we have friends in the neighborhood, and if we moved to a better school district we would have to make a number of tradeoffs.

If we stay, we will be able to fully fund retirement+college+grad school while also being able to take a couple of nice family vacations a year and generally not have to think much about money or budgeting. If we move we wouldn't be living paycheck to paycheck or anything, but we would have to pay close attention to our budget and would have a lot less left over for vacation, camps, extracurriculars, etc.

On one hand, I feel bad wanting to live an easier life at the expense of a potentially better education for my kids. On the other hand, I feel like having involved parents who care about education is half the battle when dealing with poorly rated schools, and the lifestyle we'll be able to live will be better for all. Would appreciate any thoughts from those who went through a similar decision![/quote]

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