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Originally Posted by The Fisher Account
Anybody else get to their late 30's/early 40's with an idea that they were just going to keep hopping up the corporate ladder as they get older, only to realize that the demands/politics/life balance trade off just isn't worth it with small kids?
Not exactly where I would want to be financially at this point in my life, but understand I'll never get these years back with my kids.
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I see people go both ways.
Some keep working a ton and don't spend too much time with their kids. Maybe they have a spouse who does or a nanny/grandparents etc.
On the surface, they might end up looking very successful and maybe they are in their own sense.
Then you see people who take their foot off the gas, become more family oriented and chill out on the hustle.
I don't think there's really a right or wrong in that, got to figure out your own balance.
The difficult thing with modern economic times is it's very difficult to financially relax when most people around 40 are still trying to buy a house, pay off a big mortgage, pay off debt, save for kids educations etc.