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#748: Q&A: My Dream Job Won’t Wait If I Take a Family Gap Year. Do I Quit Anyway?

Wednesday, September 9, 2026Paula PantView original

“So to me, this is not a money management question.”

That’s what I told a listener partway into this episode — right after she told me she’s 42, makes $140,000 a year, and has $686,000 saved.

She wasn’t asking if she could afford a family gap year. Her numbers already answered [...]