Hello!
I am wondering about other people's experiences with working full-time vs. part-time on the way to FIRE. DH's career is going well, but I am just starting mine, as I've been mostly in school and working part-time for the past ten years. Now that I've finally finished my grad degree we are feeling reluctant to give up the flexibility that my schedule has allowed. I'm able to take care of many house "chores" and errands during the week so that we have more free time in the evenings and on weekends, plus I have time (usually) to cook real food for dinner every night.
I have never had ambitious career goals, although I would like to use my training, so we are thinking that part-time work would probably be the good solution. (Ideally, DH and I would both work part time, but he is in the military and they don't offer that option!) I would love to know about others' experiences with the tradeoff of pursuing work/business and preserving sanity at home.
I am wondering about other people's experiences with working full-time vs. part-time on the way to FIRE. DH's career is going well, but I am just starting mine, as I've been mostly in school and working part-time for the past ten years. Now that I've finally finished my grad degree we are feeling reluctant to give up the flexibility that my schedule has allowed. I'm able to take care of many house "chores" and errands during the week so that we have more free time in the evenings and on weekends, plus I have time (usually) to cook real food for dinner every night.
I have never had ambitious career goals, although I would like to use my training, so we are thinking that part-time work would probably be the good solution. (Ideally, DH and I would both work part time, but he is in the military and they don't offer that option!) I would love to know about others' experiences with the tradeoff of pursuing work/business and preserving sanity at home.