person A: Well my wife just quit her job_comma_ but if this new endeavor works out_comma_ we'll be better off in the long run.
person B: What kind of endeavor are you reffering to?
person A: Well she's going to make her own private practice_comma_ but it takes a while to build clients_comma_ so we're living pretty minimally right now.
person B: What about you? Don't you work?
person A: I do_comma_ and we're getting along all right with my salary.  But we aren't saving fo rthe future or anything at the moment.