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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]For all the wives on here who feel their DHs aren't utilizing their degrees fully and hurting their family finances (and I agree w you -- unlike most of the responders) -- what do your DHs say when you talk to them about this? Or can you not bring this up with them?[/quote]

I'm in a similar situation. At the height of the legal job bust (think '10) I took an attorney job with the gov't. DW will occasionally say something along the lines of "[b]sometimes I worry that our HHI will max out at 300k[/b]." In response, I try to be open and honest, and explain that if I left gov't my $ trajectory may not be much better (factoring in Federal benefits, retirement, etc.). In addition, I am NOT at SEC, DOJ, or another agency that is particularly easy to leave for the private sector. Taking that into account, my exit options are likely consulting or mid/small-law which would not pay much more (or maybe even less) than I am making now. The problem is that a handful of my good friends from law school went biglaw (DC), and my sister is a doctor, so DW is always comparing. Not good.[/quote]

It is a tragedy that you are married to someone who worries about having only $300K.  Really.  That is sad.[/quote]

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