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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Okay well some hard truths. I don’t know. I feel like breaking down and crying. All of this is difficult and I’m doing the best I can all of it on my back. He is in a great school and is thriving but I can’t compete. I mean holding onto my job and while the pay increase isn’t viable- I have telework and many of vacation days. I’m not sure I can take much more and [b]I feel like I’m making the worst decision of my life having us here[/b]. Everything else doesn’t work out financially for me- moving or owning a car and the maintenance it would take to get us back and forth. [/quote]

[quote=Anonymous]Well 75k feels like a lot to me. I work in non profit and have no student loans or credit card debt. I manage my money very well and love what I do so don’t have an interest in moving to a “lower cost of living” and being a teacher for example. [/quote]

You're not going to significantly improve your QOL in this scenario.  Sometimes the solution is obvious, but it requires a big change and we just don't want to do it.[/quote]

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