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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP, it's ok to feel down for a few minutes, but then you need to come up with a plan so that you can quit your current job.  Sit down and figure out how much you need to live on, and how much you can start saving now.  Can you extend the payment period on your loans to reduce monthly payments?*  Giving up Starbucks is not real savings but are there spendy things you habitually do (therapeutic shopping, for example) that you can cut?  Is some of your misery pregnancy related, and likely to pass?  Be real about your situation so that you can find a solution.  Having a plan will make you feel better immediately.

Everybody who has left BigLaw for lifestyle reasons has taken a pay cut.  Most of us are not living in poverty: we own homes and and go on vacation and put children in daycare / private school.  You have had your current salary less than 5 years, that is not handcuffs.

*Please nobody yell at me about extending the loan.  Yes, it will cost more in the long run.  Seeing your kids, and not being miserable, is worth it.[/quote]

Honestly I only use one of my paychecks for bills and the other is for saving/paying down debt, so if I could find a half-the-salary job we'd be fine. It just seems like the classic exits are not hiring. [/quote]

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