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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]How old are the kids?

If this will set you up to have more financial independence once the kids are older, then you should keep on. DH is in a very demanding job now and we are saving like crazy so that when the kids are older, he can be there for every game and scouting trip.

Of course the time with your family is precious and priceless but we decided it would be better for the kids to have DH available and involved for older elementary onward instead of the really early years.  [/quote]

I was going to say this exactly!

My kids are 8 months and 3, and although it is always important to have dad around, I would absolutely do this if it meant he could be a big part of their lives as they get older. (Plus, we maybe could have another few kids with that $$, which we both want. Plus, I might be able to later pursue my totally-not-lucrative-but-fulfilling career with our stash of savings.)

In any case, it obviously totally depends on your situation, but the one thing I would definitely NOT do is make my husband work harder so that the kids and I could have a higher standard of living. We love him more than a McMansion, or a luxury car, and so forth.[/quote]

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