<prompt> Human: Hello Reddit,Being a silent observer for many months. I believe I will get good advice here.Basic info: I am in the mid 30s, spouse is in the early 30s. I work full time at a decent enough salary 135K with basebonus, generous 401K match, flex hours etc.. Spouse works part time at the county 23K. She gets excellent benefits and is off by noon. Her workload is light.We have 1 child who is in the elementary school. Due to great work-life balance, we are able to utilize our time with her very well. Because of the timings, we dont spend anything on aftercare or summer camps.This has allowed us to keep spending low and build a decent enough chunk of some 40K within one year while simultaneously paying mortgage and a car. I cannot complain about life.My spouse is very highly educated double masters but has chosen to take it easy. However, we both feel she might be squandering plenty of opportunities. We decided to polish up her resume for fun and sent out a few applications. They materialized in interview calls and she looks to nab at least 1 job starting at 80K with full benefits more if we bargain.We are at a dilemma here. The income does increase a lot, but we will be looking at least an additional 10k more in spending after care plus summer camps for the child. We also might have a second child on the way too early in the cycle. With 2 full time jobs, I feel we would be spending too much and sacrificing quality family time. At the same time, I dont want to be guilt ridden having forced my spouse into a less than optimal career. Being still in early 30s, I feel she can still make a great career even if she started now. I would appreciate any suggestionsexperiences from similar minded people about how they tackled the situation.Leavingdownsizing my own job is not an option. I am still trending upward and my salary is used to pay all of our bills and build our retirement nest egg. We have too much debt almost 280K on mortgage, 35K on 2 cars that we are aggressively paying down, so for me, taking off is close to impossible.Thank you all,  <response>: Nobody has ever said on their death bed I wish I worked more hours. If you are living comfortably and have a great quality of life, why give up the parts you love for a little more money. 