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[quote=Anonymous]I don't regret it, but I did keep my hand in my field by taking a few freelance projects, publishing a few things in my field, and teaching at least one course each year.  I like that I am keeping my skills current if I want to transition back to full time, have an intellectual outlet that keeps me engaged with other smart adults, and have an answer to the "what do you do" question at parties/functions. For me, our income differential was even bigger than yours (40K vs 900K-1m) and I couldn't see working full time and adding all that stress to our lives to make in a year what DH makes in two weeks.  When you start approaching those numbers, working feels like a time consuming hobby more than an essential economic activity.  If I was in a higher paying field, I might have felt differently.  Could you find a way to stay engaged in your profession in a very flexible way?  Much of what I do looks good on a CV but actually doesn't pay money (or pays a negligible amount.)  I do it for the long term security of having my own way to support myself if needed and my own inherent interest in the work, but it is nice to be able to take only the work that I like and that is flexible because money isn't the driving factor.  [/quote]

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