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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP I think you just need to live a little. You have 15k in net income/month and 9k in fixed costs; so presumably you have 6k leftover for cars, utilities, food, and a lot of savings. And you say drive Hondas so you don't have huge car payments - if any.

So I imagine you are saving no less than 2-4k/month. You really can't forego saving for 1.5 months, gather up 5k and take a vacation someplace nice? You don't have to do it 5 times a yr, but your outlook on life may be different and you may feel less deprived if you do this once every 12-18 months.[/quote]

Obviously if OP saves all her disposable income, she is going to feel like she has no luxuries. This is one of the dumbest threads I have read on here. OP, live a little. You come home by 3, picked one of the lowest paid medical specialties. Your DH left big law for a lower paid fed job. At minimum, he should be able to flex his schedule.[/quote]

It's weird, really, for lack of a better word.
They traded money for time and now are upset they don't have money to spend in all their extra time.
OP, you could always pick up some shifts as a hospitalist (at least where I work) and pull an all nighter a couple weekends per month for your vacation and luxury money.
But you don't. You're home by 3 and free all weekend. [/quote]
She works for government so overtime and side jobs tricky. [/quote]

We know lots of military doctors who moonlight for extra money. It seems pretty common.[/quote]

+1, military doc in public health here who was feeling similar to OP (although without the spousal income). I, and many peers, do utilization reviews to supplement income.  Clear through command and you are good to go. [/quote]

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