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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm struggling with making decisins about the next phase of my career.  I'm a mom of two young children (3 year old and 7 month old).  I am the primary breadwinner at a job that is pretty demanding offers some flexibility.  My husband makes about a third of what I make - our HHI is $180K.

There is growth potential in my field if I really push forward, work 60 - 70 hour weeks, and am very aggressive about my trajectory.  The upside is that I could make upwards of $250K a year within the next five years.  The downside is I would never see my children awake and even my weekends would include work.

I can float where I am now or take another similar role that allows for a lot of flexibility and minimal pay growth.  Or I can 'lean in" and be more hard charging.

I'm inclined to take the job that allows me to see my kids, see them grow up, be at their games and plays, etc.... but I worry about letting my family down financially.  Money is tight, though we cover the basics (retirement, college savings, activities for the kids, clothes, etc).

I worry that I will regret not working harder to afford my children college tuition to any school they want or not being able to give them a nice nest egg when they marry pr even being able to afford family travel.

I'm 40, so I'm not a spring chicken.

Can anyone relate?  Do you regret not going for it?  Why or why not?

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I am you exactly-HHI, age, breakdown of income, ages of children.  The only difference is that I do long for a bit more prestige.  I am not sure what to do.[/quote]

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