<prompt> Human: Im married, 2 kids under 5 and dual income household. I make 100k and husband makes 75k. We own our home, little more than 100k left on mortgage, home prices are around 400k in our area. Two cars, both paid off. Only debt is mortgage and husbands student loans of about 16k. I think we could live on one income with a little budgeting but Im worried about going from 100 to 0. I feel like I need to find my passion and a less soul crushing job but I dont have any time to think about anything between work and the kids. The only thing keeping me there is the to be honest. But its getting harder every day to pretend I give a shit. Should I just quit? Or put together an escape plan? Or just suck it up and stick it out until retirement??  <response>: Cutting your income by more that half would be a rude shock if you havent actually formed a plan and a new budget. Dont just walk out on your job.Your exit strategy needs to include a solid budget. I think we could make it is not a plan. You are going to be losing significant disposable income. Write down all your bills and see where your disposable income is going. See how much money you will have left over for emergencies and to put into savings and so forth if you lose half your income. See what things you might have to cut out. Then decide what youre ok with. For me, being comfortable is important. I lived paycheck to paycheck and never want to have to worry about money like that again. That was more stressful for me than any job. Consider taking a part time job in the same industry for now. Youll have some income and no stress about learning a new job from ground zero. With your extra time you can explore some options in other industries. Im assuming you dont like the type of work you do, rather than just the company. If the issue us the company then just start job hunting for something elsewhere.Dont touch the mortgage. 