Comments on: The Most Magical Year of My Life https://www.onefrugalgirl.com/the-most-magical-year-of-my-life/ Earn, Save, and Live Joyfully. Fri, 23 Oct 2020 12:28:44 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 By: One Frugal Girl https://www.onefrugalgirl.com/the-most-magical-year-of-my-life/comment-page-1/#comment-5813 Thu, 08 Nov 2012 16:51:20 +0000 http://www.onefrugalgirl.com/?p=4593#comment-5813 In reply to Anon.

Thanks for commenting. It was definitely one of the hardest decisions I’ve ever made. In the end I decided that time was more valuable then money. I know that my son will only be small for a short time and I didn’t want to look back at this time in my life and realize I spent it in a boring, old cubicle when I could spend it enjoying time with my child. It’s such a personal decision. If I enjoyed my job more I may have felt differently, but although I was paid a 6 figure salary I didn’t really enjoy my work. Good luck to you and realize that no matter what decision you make it will be the right one for you! Feel free to come back and comment when you decide in 7 months!

]]> By: Anon https://www.onefrugalgirl.com/the-most-magical-year-of-my-life/comment-page-1/#comment-5812 Thu, 08 Nov 2012 02:08:51 +0000 http://www.onefrugalgirl.com/?p=4593#comment-5812 This sums are perfectly what I am currently feeling. My son is 5 months old and I too have the option of going back to work or staying home. I feel so vulnerable thinking about giving up a 6 figure salary and being dependent on my husband and I worry will I be able to get a new job easily in the future, but then I am torn at the sheer joy I feel watching my son develop and grow and don’t want to miss a second of it.

Luckily in New Zealand I can take up to 12 months maternity leave if I want too, so I can delay the decision making, but that doesn’t stop me thinking about it and feeling guilty about what ever decision I make.

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