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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP you still haven't answered what your job of great consequence is.[/quote]

I didn’t live off a man[/quote]

:lol: Yet who seems happier in life? Not you, that's for sure.[/quote]

I wouldn’t be happy being dependent on someone [/quote]

You aren't happy now and you do depend on your husband because you need his second income to fund your $5K vacation.[/quote]

Well we are a two-income team [/quote]

I’m a sahm. I understand the cost of life. Dh earns a high enough income so that we have the lifestyle.

I am not sure why you have to talk about work or money to your in laws.

Everyone has different priorities. Sometimes I see SAHMs whose husbands don’t earn a lot complain about lack of money and wonder why they don’t find a job. I also see dual income families where mom seems to work and is unhappy but needs the income for lifestyle. I would never say anything to these people.

If Dh earned less than $1m, I would probably go back to work. I stopped working when he earned 800k. I was planning to go back to work but we had another kid and his income just continued to increase.[/quote]

What will you do if your DH divorces you, loses his job, dies or becomes mentally ill? Life is long and the unexpected happens unfortunately. I assume you will try to live off savings, life insurance, etc. Again still a dependent but guess you are okay with that. Good luck. [/quote]

I’m sure PP, with a household income of 7 figures, has never thought about these issues nor done any estate planning.  Thank goodness you, an anonymous internet poster, are here to point her in the right direction.

Planning is imperative, but living with a black cloud over your head sounds joyless. [/quote]

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