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[quote=Anonymous]I could have written your post a few years back, OP.  We were in a similar financial situation with similar goals, especially regarding our kids' education.  At that time DH had been a Big Law  partner for 10 years.  He liked his work and clients, but wanted to do something in public service (he had been in government for the first couple of years after law school).  I am a lawyer, but was staying home at the time.  We decided that he would go back into government for a few years and then decided whether to return to private practice.  He ended up staying for eight years and I went back to work part-time in an NGO (so not raking in the big bucks).  We're now both retired.  Do we have fancy cars?  Nope.  Do I have expensive jewelry?  Nope.  Do we travel first class and stay at luxury hotels?  Nope.  But we are extremely comfortable, able to enjoy some of life's pleasures, able to support some organizations and causes we believe in, and able to meet our financial goals for retirement and helping our kids get started in life.  So, in short, we're not living like some of the folks we know who stayed in Big Law, but we would make the same choices again in a heartbeat.   [/quote]

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