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Lawyer, $500K.  DH makes slightly less.  I would love to have more time.  Yard people are not as much fun as going to the nursery yourself and planting yourself.  Cleaning, laundry, cutting grass - meh.  But caring for your home, having time to think, having time to improve your home, picking your own flowers, organizing your children's rooms yourself, and having time to relax - priceless.  Not to mention time to finish a board game with DCs.  I'm always saying things like, "Mommy MUST get on a call at 3:00!  We have to end now."  Think very carefully about this and what you want your balance to look like.  I'm not sure I am a model to follow.

It's kind of sad.  I think about retirement (20+ years off) all the time.  But then I realize I may come down with some stress-related disease and never make it.  Or make it and realize that I don't have nearly enough money to enjoy it because I spent it all just trying to survive this life.  Again, think carefully.

I aspire to be someone who changes her linens and throw pillows seasonally.  We'll see if I ever get there...
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I undrstand that it's hard to never have time to relax or think but I feel like not having enough money inhibits me from doing all the things you mentioned. I can't really afford to buy plants or flowers (I don't like gardening anyway). I also am too busy doing laundry and cleaning the house to have time or energy for yard work, so our yard looks like crap and is embarrassing. No money to improve our home and organizing our kids rooms is kind of depressing because there are things I want to get that we can't afford. Our house needs lots of repairs that we have been putting off. I do have more time with DC and that is a blessing.

I aspire to be someone who can afford to have seasonal linens and throw pillows.[/quote]

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