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[quote=Anonymous]I don't think you can just crunch the numbers on paper; I agree with PPs that you should try actually living on a single salary for a while, and see how it feels. The future is an unknown--it seems very odd that there is actually a field in which you would NEVER be able to work EVER again if you leave. But if that is the case, what about PT? I went PT 4 years ago when DS was 1 in order to finish grad school and have not worked FT since. We have had some really lean years, including a couple in which I contributed very minimally to my retirement and to our 529s. I also agree with the PP that this isn't something to strong-arm your partner into. My DH is far more fiscally conservative than I am, so having less money go into long-term savings was hard, but something we agreed on together.[/quote]
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