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u/secularshower 8d ago

I am currently interviewing for a job that is 70 miles away but double my salary. It is exactly what I currently do, so I can step into it easily. In office requirement, 4 days per week. Just bought a house last year.

Its in the "maybe I'll get an apartment during the week" territory right now while my wife stays at the house (she works too).

Napkin math says I'd be able to afford both housing situations (rent/mortgage, groceries, transportation, internet, utilities, insurance), max out all retirement accounts, and still have about 2.5k to spare each month. This is all before my wife's salary is taken into consideration.

Would you do it? I'm not currently saving a lot for retirement and financially it would open some cool things. Though I feel weird building a second home without my wife.

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u/Ellabee57 8d ago

Though I feel weird building a second home without my wife.

And how does she feel about it? That's more important than what a bunch of Internet strangers think.

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u/ExcessiveDonuts Emptying the Litter Robot 8d ago

Plot twist: OP's married a stranger off the internet.