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[quote=Anonymous]Please don’t quit your job OP. I quit early on in my career ( tech) when I was making $125K and H ( business owner) was bringing home 10 times that. It seemed like a no brainer back then.

Now things haven’t gone great in his business for a few years since the pandemic and his net income has been cut in half. Income is also unpredictable as a business owner which is making me very stressed out on certain months. Yes, even at an average of $600K a year, there are months where we are under. If I stayed employed, I would have been making at least a steady $300K by now and it would have gotten me peace of mind.

Oh, and it’s not like the years I “ stayed home” were nice and relaxing because I ended up being his de facto executive assistant  and did so much “ busy work “ behind the scenes for the business. So, I neither got the soft life of a SAHM; nor the financial upside, and my career is gone. I’m just sharing my story as a cautionary tale of what can happen down the line if you completely quit your job.

Is there any way you can stay working 2 days a week to keep your skills so if something bad were to happen you can jump back right in the work force? Anything you can do as a consultant, free lancer, part time employee? [/quote]

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