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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I applied (and didn't get but got far in the process) for a director level job.  I thought I was ready to ramp up my career after 12 years in the same place.  However we have 3 kids (2, 5 and 7) and my DH works a very inflexible 60-80 hour job.  My job is super flexible, I work from home 4 days a week and can pretty much get away with doing my job 6 hours a day.  I make $100,000 and carry our health insurance and have a pension.  DH makes around $400-500,000 depending on the year, with a much larger earning potential.

Will I regret not taking the bigger career later on?  Or does it make more sense to have a mommy-track job so I can shuttle kids around and get to practices, parent teacher conferences, etc as they get older? [/quote]

So you have an HHI of $500,000-,$600-000.  You carry the health insurance and penDonsion but your DH who makes half a million a year has no health insurance or pension?  This makes no sense unless he selling drugs.

You have no credibility.[/quote]

Op here - what does that even mean? I have no credibility? I work and carry our families health insurance. I have a pension through my job. DH is a law firm partner. We do not get health insurance through his job. [/quote]

NP but with that much money you could afford to buy it or just pay cash.  That’s a ton of money.  [/quote]

It’s a high income but it’s not that much money. Taxes takes half. Mortgage — I’m sure that’s a lot — plus unless they have all kids in public school, full pay private could easily be $120k+ a year. Two jobs means nanny, daycare, house cleaning, possibly yard stuff.

OP — only you know what you’ll regret. I like having flexibility to see kids after school and generally be around. Being the family bus is not super rewarding, so I suggest you don’t take that role unless you love it. Do put yourself in the equation because you’re the only one who will be resentful or feel like you missed out if you don’t. What is working for me personally is to get into a position that’s senior enough to show I am serious, then lay back a bit until all kids are in elementary. After that I plan to move up and keep going because when kids are out of the house I definitely don’t want to be picking a hobby out of a bag to amuse myself.
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It is absolutely “that much money”.

People must just come through these posts to make those idiotic comments just to get a reaction. Which I am currently providing. So, you’re welcome.
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I had the same thought.  It’s not ‘that much money’ because we send the kids to private schools, have a full time housekeeper and nanny, take two international trips a year, have a 10K a month mortgage, etc. Posters like this either don’t live in the real world or are trolls.  If it’s the latter, I hope they interact with people besides law partners and lobbyists in DC.[/quote]

Op here - while I completely understand we make "a lot of money" we do not send our kids to private school, do not have a full time housekeeper or nanny, do not take two international trips a year and our mortgage is only $3500 a month.  Most of our money is going to pay student loans and daycare. Just FWIW.[/quote]

PP here and sorry OP I was responding to the poster who listed all of the reasons 600K is not a lot of money.  Not criticizing your choices![/quote]

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