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08/31/2018
22 years ago, I was engaged to a wonderful man. I had a good education and a lucrative career, and I was only 24 years old. One day I came across your program and listened for several months when I realized that I could not continue to work once we had children.
I talked to my fiancé and said once we had kids, I would put my career on hold. He was shocked and wondered how we'd live on one income. What about vacations, cars and a fancy house? I said we'd either come up with a plan well before the wedding, or there would be no wedding!
We figured out that once we were married, ALL my income would go into a savings account for five years. After that, we would have children. We made it two years, and I was pregnant. I left my job seven months later. Nothing prepared me for the bliss and satisfaction I gained from motherhood. I still used my education every day, and much to my surprise, discovered we didn't need the extra money. Our home was happy. When my daughter was 10, I started working part-time, and when she left for college I returned to work full-time, for a company which appreciated the fact that I had been out of the workforce raising my daughter.
Thanks to you, I realized I could have it all - just not all at the same time. As for the savings account, my paycheck still goes in there. Over the years, we've managed to save and invest enough money to retire comfortably in several years, and we're only 46 years old. We did this together. Thank you!
Amy
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