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[quote=Anonymous]I took option one, and in hindsight it was the wrong decision. I thank my lucky stars every day that I was able to get back on professional track when my youngest was three. Although my graduate degree is from the top school in the country in the field, given how specialized my career is, and that we'd moved away from DC, I was seriously, seriously lucky that I was able to get a job in my field again. We took a financial hit from my staying home that I'm not sure we will ever recover from. I'm just glad the hit wasn't worse because I was able to get back on the treadmill, but I look at what we could have saved for college, paid down in debt, and been able to spend on music lessons and other activities for the kids, and financially I know I made the wrong choice.

Given your situation, I would keep working. You don't have the financial flexibility right now to stop. As long as your kids are in a safe, fun daycare situation, keep working, keep saving, keep paying down debt. Look for career options that will give you more flexibility as the kids get older to work part-time or telework, but right now you'd be making a mistake in my opinion to leave your job when your financial situation is not secure. [/quote]

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