We have kids in school which affects what we do. As long as the kids are going to school full time (8 am - 5 pm), we are tied down to their school and the community. The kids aren't old enough for us to simply pop off to Las Vegas or Paris whenever we want (much as they would like us to do so). And as long as we are hanging out in the community, we might as well look for something to do here. And that might as well be earning a little pocket change working locally.
So what I did was cut back my hours drastically at work and promote someone into my position. I have a lot more fun with a lot less responsibilities. This didn't happen instantaneously, but took about a year to get it done. I discussed the start of this in this thread: Upcoming performance review... truth or consequences?
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