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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP, thanks for coming back and adding more clarity. It sounds like this job may not be as intense as originally described. It sounds like you’ll go from 30-35 hours per week to 40-45, more in person, no travel, no weekend work, and there’s a $50k net pay increase? (You mentioned HHI of $500 that would go to $550k.) It’ll be a change no doubt, and you’ll work hard, but I think you may be able to swing it! And many nonprofits are fairly family friendly.

But serious question, to a PP’s point. Will you make enough to outsource? And do you have the executive functioning skills to have a more intense job with 3 kids and a husband with an intense job?[/quote]

OP here - I have been discussing that with my husband as well.  I plan on asking for a minimum of $150,000 (which would be a $50,000 increase from what I make now).  There is also a bonus at the end of the year around $30,000.  My husband makes $400,000 a year with a potential bonus of $100,000.  So we would have a guaranteed income of $550,000 with the potential for $130,000 more.  Is that enough to put 2 kids through school (public but paying for before and after care), daycare or a nanny for 1 kid, pay off student loans, mortgage, outsource yardwork, grocery delivery, etc?  I don't know.

I do believe I have the executive functioning skills to handle more than what I am doing right now - I guess the question is do I want to handle more?  I think the answer is yes  but it is a huge change! [/quote]

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