October was a major month for our household. My husband – the only full time employee in our home – suddenly walked away from his job. At the same time my writing career took an interesting turn and I landed a couple of full time jobs that made up for his income.
Now we are both at home with the kids all day.
The hubby has big plans though. He wants to open a business of his own and he started talking about the fact that if he had stayed at his real job and we had both incomes coming in then we would have all the money that we needed. While that may be true, the money may not be worth what it costs.
1. When he was working he came home late and rarely got to do things with his children (and forget about mom and dad time).
2. When he worked he spent three hours each day commuting – wearing out the car and his legs from all that driving.
3. When he worked I had to struggle to plan doctor’s appointments, client meetings and errands so that I could have someone around to spend time with the kids while I was gone.
4. When he worked the weekends were the only time he had to do anything around the house or around the yard so he never took time to relax and enjoy the house, the yard or his family.
There are so many more things that are valuable in life. Is the money really worth what it costs you in the end?