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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I quit my high paying job 5-6 years ago because it was miserable. Figured I would do some kind of contract work part time. As it turned out I make more money now so it worked out well financially but I was prepared to earn way less (DH earns a lot so it was wasn't that big a sacrifice).

Frankly to me having money is a plus. It buys things we like to do. It buys low financial stress. It buys debt free college educations for our kids. I like traveling and skiing and being able to do those does makes me happy. It's not about bragging rights, it's about what I enjoy. And I don't really care what people say at my funeral because I'll be dead.[/quote]

This thread is weird. OP will you still be able to save for college for 2 kids even after halving your income? We are a family of 5 and I know we would have to really change our spending habits and cut back a lot on the things that make life fun and enjoyable - travel, ski trips, eating out with friends/date nights, subscription theater tix, kids' extracurricular activities, expensive summer camps and saving for private college for 3 kids, etc. on 150k.[/quote]

The thread is only weird because you are biased.

Not everyone think ski trips, eating out, date nights and expensive summer camps is fun.

Happiness means different things to different people. My idea is fun is hanging out on the couch with my family, and cooking homemade meals for them.  My husband and I used to cuddle on the couch every night before we had kids and when we had the money to spare.

I would take my husband and myself being at home every evening before 6 over trips and expensive summer camps any day.

I had an awesome childhood without doing any of these things. And I still got a great enough education at a public college to get me into a top grad school program.

Long hours make me and my DH miserable. We are very happy with less money, less vacations, and so forth.

Now if I could get free money without having to work like mad for it, that is a different story.   :mrgreen: [/quote]

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