new job sacrifice

[severous01]

Originally Posted by p123456789

That is very true but I'm trying to move to an area where its cheaper to live and work less hours for more pay/benifits. If I were to put the baby on my insurance pretty much half of my paycheck would be going to insurance. I am also not happy where I live its pretty much a huge tourist trap and its highly overpriced.

guess i read it wrong.

why you still where you at??? why havent you moved yet?

it's better to let wifey get used to climate while she's adjusting to carrying around the baby. you may not have much for help moving stuff around, but once you're there and it's done she'll be just fine. if she's comfortable in the old house after baby then she wont want to leave. i'd say do it all at once....hop up and leave.

one other thing...do you have family near you now? because there will be times when you need help with baby. specially if it's a first. if mom n dad are close it may be worth hangin around. and she's gonna get home sick/lonely if she leaves her mom,.

[p123456789]

Originally Posted by severous01

guess i read it wrong.

why you still where you at??? why havent you moved yet?

it's better to let wifey get used to climate while she's adjusting to carrying around the baby. you may not have much for help moving stuff around, but once you're there and it's done she'll be just fine. if she's comfortable in the old house after baby then she wont want to leave. i'd say do it all at once....hop up and leave.

one other thing...do you have family near you now? because there will be times when you need help with baby. specially if it's a first. if mom n dad are close it may be worth hangin around. and she's gonna get home sick/lonely if she leaves her mom,.

I would have moved a long time ago if I didnt already own a house that i'm way upside down in trust me I kick myself in the ass every day for buying this place. My mom is the only family close by (50 miles) but is single and works everyday. She has no family in this country her mom moved herself and my wife here when she was seven then moved back to australia then passed away 5 years ago. Me and her have been through alot in our lives and I really want to make the best of it because I feel me and her both deserve it. Its just really hard to know which path in life is the best I dont want my kid to have to go through what we have been through.

[SeriousBlack]

Take the job but make sure you talk it out with your wife so she understands why you're doing it.

I'll tell you right now that more time with family (even a few hours a week) is something people can't even buy in some jobs. I just lost a colleague to cancer a couple of weeks ago. At his funeral this week, the priest told everyone that in his years of doing his thing, he's NEVER had a dying member of his parish confess that he wished he worked more or earned more money.

Give your family and especially your little one a fighting chance, and be in a position to provide for them. But don't ever sacrifice the opportunities you get to spend with your family and child. Good luck, man.