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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP, you have two little kids. Your wife has a job she hates and feels trapped by. Your fixed expenses (mortgage, at least) are reasonable. You make a lot of money and you save a TON of money. Your wife has spent a decent chunk of the past 5-6 years pregnant/postpartum, and no matter how equally you divide family labor, you cannot imagine the toll that takes on person's body and mind.

I get that you are risk averse, but please consider that your wife is telling you that she needs a break. Your finances will be more than fine and it sounds like your wife has the skills to be quite marketable if/when she wants another full-time gig.

You can make this happen - it will be good for your household and your marriage. 
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I disagree. OP seems like my husband who makes over 300 k and is still concerned about having enough to live and retire comfortably. I quit my job 5 years ago to stay home with our twins and because I didn’t like my job very much in the first place. I am gladly going to back to work full time in part because my husband became resentful of me staying home while he worked and in part  because I was under appreciated are a sahm who took care of everything while he travelled the world climbing up the career ladder. That arrangement didn’t work for us at all.[/quote]

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