Sounds like the Reserves! Without the 50% pay increase. We have friends that do this all the time to protect our country.

Yes, we could do that for that big an increase!

One weekend doesn't sound that bad for a 50% raise...yup we would do that!

Yup, we could do and have. When dh accepted a position a few years back, he had to go to Florida on several diffrent occassions for training. the First one, he was gone for 6 weeks when I was preggo with dd1, and the second time he was gone for almost 3 months. When he came back I got preg right away with ds. So yes that could be doable.

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Absolutely!!!!!!

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Missy
mommy to Ethan & Emma (2yrs)

I didn't read all the responses...but I did see a lot of YES!!

I will have to say 100% NO. I wouldn't do it. I am a quality time person. So spending time with my DH is VERY important to me. No amount of money is worth it for me.

In this case, time is worth more to me. I always say that I would rather be happy than rich....and time with my DH make me happy.

Am I the only one who said NO??

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I think so! I think the thing is that for a lot of us, either us or our dh's are already working more than one weekend a month just to make ends meet, so one weekend away is nothing!! It would actually allow us more quality time together!

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~Happiness is a large family~

Heck yeah we'd take that. It would mean dh would have more family time. Dh already works 6-7 days a week, so if it would only be one weekend gone to have three weekends home that would be sweet.

Each of hubby's business trips average 28 days STRAIGHT so we're already missing more than one weekend a month. If he transitioned into a job where he would ONLY be going away one weekend out of the month, PLUS more money, then it would be like a vacation!

That said, I admit, making the decision that one of us should or can travel for our job is an important decision to make when raising a child. It was okay when it was just hubby and me. Now that we have a DD who is entering school, it is a much bigger deal. Hubby and I are re-thinking is job and looking to make a switch. He is burnt out on travelling. I'm burnt out on being a single mommy most of the time. And DD deserves the joy of seeing daddy walk through the door every evening so we can sit down to have dinner together.

In the meantime, DD knows a lot about communicating through cellphones and e-mail.

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"I've been rich and I've been poor but independently wealthy is where it is at."

We already do that, and more as far as losing family time for $$.

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