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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My guess is that the DH is in the govt making 110-150, which in addition to her salary affords them a perfectly nice middle class life. Yet now that the kids are getting older, college is looming, and she wants to consider private school - she's realizing it isn't all that easy and would be much easier if her DH would bring home 250k+ by himself like so many of his classmates.

In general I agree w DH - you got the damn degree that she helped pay for, now use it. Doesn't matter if it won't make happy to be in the rat race - he can deal for 10 yrs, sock away cash and then go back to his cushy job. And yes I'd say the same if the situation was reversed and it was the wife wasting away earnings potential; I know of a similar situation where the wife is an MD and just does not want to work - she barely wants to work part time and wants the DH to provide, which he does yet just given their career choices, he doesn't have the same earnings potential in engineering that she does in medicine.[/quote]

Disagree. Having a good degree doesn't mean you should be forced into a soul crushing job. Sounds like OP thought she would have it easy after he got his degree and is disappointed that her Meal ticket doesn't make more money. [/quote]

I don't even get this. Why did you even pursue a good degree if not for the opportunity to make money? I pursued professional degrees from top schools because they would allow me to make money and that money gives me options whether items going out to eat or investing the money and retiring earlier. Are there all these people out there going to professional schools bc of a quest for knowledge and helping people with no real desire to monetize that degree?? That certainly wasn't me and sounds like it isn't OP either.[/quote]

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