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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Daycare is the cost of working split between both parents. It’s not a cost that’s only charged to women. Ugh!![/quote]

Well, when your family is completely stressed out because of having 2 working parents and young kids in daycare, and you have very little weekday time with your kids, it starts to feel 'not worth it' for the difference in net HHI. [/quote]

Depends on your personalities.  Neither my DH or I wanted to be a SAHP so we dealt with the stress and fatigue, and then were able to retire in our 50s. Neither of us was willing to work until 67 or 70 just so the other could SAH.  Different strokes and all that.[/quote]

Totally agree. You have to know yourself. My dad just retired at 74 from biglaw and I think we all already wish he hadn’t, including himself. He doesn’t know what to do with all the time he has now, although hopefully he’ll get started on his book soon. Some people don’t like having 40+ years of unstructured time to live through. My parents have always been able to travel extensively and raised a relatively well adjusted family :) I can’t imagine retiring that young, but zero judgement! We’re all different. [/quote]

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