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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote][b]I am so burnt out but we need the income so me leaving my job really isn’t an option.[/b][/quote]

Your family can't live on $500k? Half a million dollars? Please. [/quote]

My thoughts exactly. We both have flexible 40 hour a week jobs and make about 425k a year. Life is great and we feel very fortunate. OP doesn't "need the income" of 750k+. [/quote]

same. 40 hr/week jobs and an HHI of 300k. We have plenty!![/quote]

It IS an option and it is incredibly tone deaf to not think you (OP) are exactly in the position of someone who has a LOT of choices. You could quit your job tomorrow and...what? You would "only" have a 500k income? Yes. That's a ton of options many people don't have at all. You could scale back and make a measly 150k but get your life back and spend more time with your kids? That's also on the table. OP honestly has the world at her fingertips in terms of options and choices. At a certain point, it is about priorities. And if your priority is to keep up with this rat race? Sure, go for it. There are many suggestions in this thread about hiring out EVERYTHING and unless you're a total financial delinquent they are feasible on this income. So do that. I think this sounds miserable, and I am an ambitious and career oriented person (to an extent!) but crying poverty over anything less than 750k a year is total bunk.[/quote]

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