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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Hi OP,

I am sorry this happened to you. This is very stressful. My husband was a non-equity partner in big law and was laid off when he was 49. In a way, this was the best thing that ever happened to our family. After doing some soul-searching, he ended up getting a government job. Our HHI decreased by 2.5 fold. Our children won’t inherit millions. But:
- DH is happy
- our marriage is better than ever
- our children will inherit happy memories and a healthy model of a good marriage

We used to be able to afford (pretty much) everything: fancy vacations, fancy restaurants, fancy presents for our children. But we hardly had time to truly enjoy life. [b]We no longer can afford to  drop $500 on a fancy dinner. [/b]But when we do splurge (after saving up), it is much more meaningful. We were lucky that we still had our old modest home so that we did not have to move.

Good luck with everything! You’ll get through it![/quote]

We were never super-high income but at 59/53 we have saved up about $7M. Never ever paid for a $500 fancy dinner but friends and family in CA have treated us to Michelin star restaurants and expensive wine from their $250K wine cellars. I honestly can't tell the difference between a $30 meal and a $300 meal. The sizzle is better of course, but rarely the steak. Same goes for wine. I don't get the " smell and taste different with each sip: lime, wildflowers, wet stone and more" BS!  I'd much rather have a good burger and fries with beer at a Fuddruckers than BS fancy food that costs an arm and a leg.[/quote]

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