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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here.  I really do appreciate all of your thoughts!  I'm still struggling a bit with this one but DH is about to talk me around to "this is crazy".  That seems to be the general consensus here as well.  Although a few people have done similar things and had it work out fine.

[b]I suspect . . . that my willingness to consider it has much to do with not seeing other good options.  I've been looking around and seeing either (1) well paid jobs I don't want because of intense hours and boring work; or (2) interesting jobs that I'm not qualified for.  [/b]

I realize boredom isn't the worst thing in the world, and I really do like my job most of the time.  It's just getting hard to imagine doing it for another 20 years.  [/quote]

OP, I can very much relate to this statement. I think there is a restlessness that comes with a good mid-career job, and I had similar urges to leave my otherwise great, well-paid job. I finally did after I just got so bored I couldn’t handle it. BUT, I still make over 100k (was making in the 200s previously). At no point did our HHI drop below 200k. Three years in, we hardly notice the change and I am much happier. But I also now know that I will not take a job that puts our HHI below 200k. I don’t want to give up vacations and dinners out; I want to fully fund retirement and keep college savings on track. I’ve also come to realize that while what happens on the job is important because I spend so much of my time on it, much more of my happiness comes from outside of work. I knew that in theory before, but now that I have a job I really like, I know that for sure. This job would not be worth a greater income sacrifice.  If I were you, I would focus on jobs that wouldn’t be such a drastic income cut.[/quote]

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