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Diligent_Ad1021 t1_j29gv1s wrote

I would hold onto your job for dear life right now. You guys should budget. The flexibility is great. I’m sure you could make more money elsewhere for a lot more hours and a lot less flexibility. Can your husband take kids to appointments? This seems like a scenario where it makes sense for you to partner and he makes the greater money so you can do the higher amount of childcare duties. Once kids are older in around five years have the conversation again. Or ask for a raise at some point?

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pookiewook OP t1_j29jnft wrote

We do budget, meticulously. I don’t follow your point that my spouse should take the kids to appointments and I should do more childcare duties? The kids are in full time daycare and before/aftercare. That is about $3,100/mo.

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Keeblerelf928 t1_j2ddmlo wrote

You are paying 3100 a month in child care. Once school starts (as in the kids are old enough) you are going to get a 3100 a month raise for 9 months out of the year. I’m assuming you’ll need summer camp which is still expensive. I personally wouldn’t throw away a job I like when pinching pennys for a temporary expense (which child care is a 5 year per child temporary expense). Fwiw, we have similar incomes, and once daycare goes poof, you get a lot more breathing room in the budget.

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