Comments on: Step 4: Consider the Impact to Future Earnings https://www.onefrugalgirl.com/step-4-consider-the-impact-to-future-earnings/ Earn, Save, and Live Joyfully. Tue, 03 Dec 2019 03:09:59 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 By: One Frugal Girl https://www.onefrugalgirl.com/step-4-consider-the-impact-to-future-earnings/comment-page-1/#comment-3567 Sun, 22 Jan 2012 01:33:53 +0000 http://www.onefrugalgirl.com/?p=1069#comment-3567 @Shaun – Thanks for commenting. Right now I'm leaning in the same direction and feeling the exact same way!

@kris – Thanks for commenting. I have thought about part time work, but I'm not sure how easy it may be to find a part time position. How did you find your job?

@SarahA – Thanks for commenting. It's such a difficult decision to make and I'm so glad that I write this blog so I can hear from mother's like yourself. Since you went back to work how do you feel about your decision? Some people tell me it's rough for a couple of weeks or months, but in the end they decide that working is the best thing for them anyway. Do you still wish you had the option of staying home?

]]> By: SarahA https://www.onefrugalgirl.com/step-4-consider-the-impact-to-future-earnings/comment-page-1/#comment-3563 Sat, 21 Jan 2012 17:08:32 +0000 http://www.onefrugalgirl.com/?p=1069#comment-3563 I had this dilemma when deciding whether to return to work. I, too am in IT and as you say, you can't just step out of the industry for a year or two and expect to right back, especially in this economy. I went back because our finances wouldn't work out otherwise but I have wondered about it. I am enjoying reading your thoughts about it.

]]> By: kris https://www.onefrugalgirl.com/step-4-consider-the-impact-to-future-earnings/comment-page-1/#comment-3557 Wed, 18 Jan 2012 07:18:47 +0000 http://www.onefrugalgirl.com/?p=1069#comment-3557 It's a rough decision, but have you looked into online jobs, or part-time work? I work part-time (although I'm not really career minded at this moment, in between them actually) and the rest of the time I spend with my son. It's a lovely compromise, really.
Not saying this is the answer, whatever works best for you and your family is the right thing to do, but it is an alternative to just quitting altogether, especially if you're worried about losing ground in your career.
Wishing you the best in your decision. I just made that same decision for our family, so I feel your pain.

]]> By: Shaun @ Smart Family Finance https://www.onefrugalgirl.com/step-4-consider-the-impact-to-future-earnings/comment-page-1/#comment-3556 Wed, 18 Jan 2012 02:49:22 +0000 http://www.onefrugalgirl.com/?p=1069#comment-3556 My wife took a year off from work to be with our two children. It was a sacrifice, but it was also an opportunity we couldn't ignore.

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