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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Hi - greetings from Detroit.

Have you considered going to a larger multinational (OEM)?

You have a lot of responsibility for that salary.

Corporate drama is corporate drama, but you might be able to reduce your stress.

Think about your medical care.  The people I knew who checked out in their 50s because they were tired of corporate drama sometimes ended up with medical issues that were extremely costly to resolve without an excellent medical plan.

My mom was a SAHM and I am a working mom.  I'm going to say this bluntly.  Sacrificing your family's financial resilience to facilitate youth sports and ECs is very short-sighted.  I would not change your job until she finds a job.  Maybe you can wait until your kids are both in middle school?  Or she has a stable, flexible job.

I think about quitting a lot, but view it as potentially a $1M plus income stream decision.  That I'm tempted should tell you something.  Being laid off in 2009-10 cost me easily $150-$200K in lost wages and benefits.

You're not alone.

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My family prioritized financial resilience above everything else, pretty much anything non-food related went to savings. But I have a lot of resentment that I never participated in any leisure / sports, skipped all school events and as a family we never had good memories of going to movies, going out to eat or travel.

Money isn’t everything. Sports or hobbies do not need to be extreme like many DCMoms jam packed schedule but it is a life long hobby you will move, be healthy, joyful and meet many friends, that’s more important than money.[/quote]

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