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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]DH makes 800k now and I still work. I’ve told myself that once he makes 1mm, I’m out of here. We have a lot of expenses (private school, travel, mortgage). [/quote]

FWIW I quit when DH was around there and I was surprised by how many expenses (especially convenience taxes) evaporated when I was home to mind the budget. It didn't burn nearly as much as you'd think... and I was making $300k so nothing to sneeze at. [/quote]

Wow I make what you made. I keep working so our HHI stays above a million. Do you have examples of things you saved? Im not sure I want to be a SAHm if it means having to be frugal[/quote]

One example was takeout vs home cooking. It’s especially expensive to get “healthy” takeout with plenty of vegetables that both kids and adults will eat. Putting an end to last minute travel due to inability to align schedules sooner/deal with the bookings. Also being able to move some travel to cheaper windows thanks to my schedule flexibility. Childcare costs. No longer paying marriage penalty (we still were even under Trump tax plan).

And then just vaguely what I call convenience costs. It’s hard to categorize, but also just so many last minute purchases like “I will pay any price for a Bluey birthday cake by tomorrow.” Or rush fees on dry cleaning. We were throwing money at a lot of problems without really getting a QOL improvement on it.

Now obviously I’m not saying it was a budget-neutral move. But it absolutely was much less of a change than I would have thought. [/quote]

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