When our kids were born, my wife and I continued working since our family helped cared for our kids during the day which saved us thousands. DW works 3 days off 4, while I work 5 days a week. We talked about me staying home because she makes way more, but my state pension (besides our other retirement accounts 403b, 457,roth) will fund our golden years one day. So it is important I continue to work. At the same time, we continue to save and live below our means while and still affords some of the good things in life. More importantly, we continue to spends quality time and with our kids every day and everynight.
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