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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I hit $150 before 35.  Now I'm 48 and am around $175.  The salary increase is pretty blah.  But my priorities have changed.  Now I have 2 kids and I WFH full time.  I've been at my company for so long I have seniority and a ridiculous amount of vacation.  I can do my job in my sleep.  What would take someone 2 or 3 days to figure out I can do in a few hours mostly because I've seen it before and I know how to access the right people to resolve an issue.

So, I used my fantastic salary prekids to buy a house.  The house is now paid off and the kids are in public.  I don't really need more than $175 to live.  I'm there for every school function, my kids can do anything they want after school because I have the flexibility to drive them, dinner is easy because I prep it when they are in school and then just finish it off around 5:30.  By 6:30 most nights, my kids and I relaxing.

A former co-worker went to another company and offered me $300 to jump ship.  At this point in my life, I don't need the money and I don't want the responsibility.  I love the ease and flexibility of my job.  
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I would love to be in this situation - any advice on how to get there?[/quote]

Truthfully, I think a lot of it is just luck and being in the right place at the right time.  I was coming off maternity leave when I got tapped to lead a project by a friend.  The project happened to be a WFH gig.  I didn't abuse the privilege, put my infant in day care, and worked hard on my project.  My reward was continuing the WFH.  So no real advice except to network. Let people in your company know what you are looking for.[/quote]

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