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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]So you were like 36 and 38 when you had your kids? I think this is what happens when you have kids later in life. I understand circumstances happen and a lot of people aren’t having kids younger but that means you are in the thick of things in your late 40s early 50s. That is a lot and exhausting!

Good luck to you - I would make sure you try and prioritize some fitness, sleep and eating well. [/quote]

I disagree with this and I had my kids fairly early - 31, 34, and 35. My kids are still very young but my husband and I are killing ourselves right now between work and kids and despite HHI being $760K we feel behind a lot of our oldest child's friends parents who had kids when they were older and had more savings and a larger HHI when they started having kids. Unless you have your children really young or really old your max earning years are going to be when your children need you and that is inherently difficult to deal with because it's exhausting to both try to perform well at work and be an involved parent and on top of all that to try to sustain a great relationship with your spouse while also being physically active, looking attractive, maintaining friendships and family relationships, saving money/being financially savvy, planning trips, scheduling activities, making sure everyone has everything they need, etc. I wish we stopped at two kids even though I can't imagine life without my third and am so grateful that all of my kids are healthy and fairly easy but when I say this to my husband he reminds me that our life was also stressful with two kids. Two working parents and two or more kids is just really hard at any age. [/quote]

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