Posted
Jul 14 2008, 07:00 AM
by
Karen Datko
This guest post comes from Silicon Valley Blogger at The Digerati Life.
Our family has experienced a few changes over the last couple of years, which has required us to become much more watchful over our finances. My spouse left his job a couple of years ago to start his own company, while I worked at a stable job to assure ourselves a reliable income stream. I stayed with my job for quite a while despite a killer commute. But things got even tighter when I resigned this year due to the commute, for health reasons and in order to seek a better work/life balance.
At first, it seemed like a frightening decision that would impact our finances significantly. But it turns out, we've been able to roll with the punches. Savings we built up through the years (particularly during the dot-com boom) plus changes we've made to our spending habits have helped us adjust to a life with less income.
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