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Old 09-05-2019, 10:22 PM   #21
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This thread is a bit far-fetched. I smell a whiff of troll - or maybe it's just the fish I had for dinner.

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Old 09-06-2019, 07:30 AM   #22
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This thread is a bit far-fetched. I smell a whiff of troll - or maybe it's just the fish I had for dinner.


Believe what you want but don’t think that what a stranger on the internet thinks is going to bother me. I am just trying to talk and work things out. Looking to see if there are things I hadn’t thought of.
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Old 09-06-2019, 11:41 AM   #23
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I know asking her to work that much extra is not realistic which is part of the problem. I am the one with the health issues. I was out of work on short term disability six times in less than 3 years. My dr has talked about me going out on disability but I am reluctant to do it right now.

I have saved about 65% of what we have and contributed about 60% of the amount towards the house which is our only debt. My partner wasn’t a saver until she met me.

I have been looking for a new job for two years with no luck. Plus most of the jobs happen to be a 90 minute commute on a good day and I don’t see that lowering my stress. Best case scenario I see is going part time and her working 5 years for the insurance qualification and then we both retire. We will still have the kids college to pay for though and 7 years until we can touch retirement. I feel like I am juggling and have too many balls in the air.
Ok, well then you can't quit working can you? You need to find a less stressful job, apply for disability even if you don't want to or simply do considerable belt tightening. At any rate some changes are in order. I'm guessing the last 3 years haven't been a picnic for your spouse either.

BTW you don't HAVE to pay for kids college or leave them 19 million dollars when you die. That's a personal choice...
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I think everyone else has already said all I would....but good luck to you and hope you find a good balance.
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