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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Depends on number of days/month of travel and if there is any extar vacation he is accumulating that you can perhaps use more frequently. and if you see any big expenses coming up that you can cover for: house? private school?[/quote]

DH is basically using his accrued vacation to do this second consulting job. Instead of going on a summer vacation, he is using the time to do the consulting work.

DH normally earns about $250k per year. He has earned about $200k extra from this consulting role in the past 7 months. The consulting role will probably only last for another 1-2 years. DH thinks he should just milk it and save the money.

We have no large expenses coming up.[/quote]

If it were permanent, entailed more than a week per month, and we had your husband's current salary I wouldn't think it was worth it.  If my DH made $250/year we'd have no need of an extra $5-10 grand/month, other than to pile it into savings.  But I might consider it on a short term basis.

I think it's more about whether your DH is burnt out by that travel, whether you are burnt out by frequent solo parenting, and whether the kids are feeling stressed out by his absence in their life. 1-2 years could be okay knowing that it would end.  But it's not worth it if you feel frustrated at his not being around.[/quote]

OP here. I do work full time with a flex schedule. DH has no student loans but I had about $50k left earlier this year. The first thing we did with the extra money is pay off my student loan balance so now the only debt we have is our mortgage. We have two children under age 5 at an excellent preschool with good extended care.

I don't think DH is burnt out by the extra work. I am. When he is home, we take turns with bath time, playing outside, running errands. When he is gone, I get strained. We have hired some help but it really isn't the same as DH being home.[/quote]

As an engineer who's salary options pale in comparison on this, can you broadly describe the niche or industry your DH is in? Especially if you plan to have have him quit consulting in a few years so maybe there will be some work left on the table ;)[/quote]

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