Lifestyle changes while on Mat Leave [on]

Since I run my own business and I have certain goals this year I want to hit, I opted to take very short mat leave (3 months)

I just spoke to a girl friend (who’s an employee) who also had her baby recently, and she’s planning on taking 18 months; but commented on how they’ve had to tighten their belts considerably because she’s also the higher earning spouse.

I’ve been thinking about this a lot lately; that I hadn’t taken the route of being fully with my baby (I wfh home most days and had a nanny helping out) but how our lifestyle hasn’t changed a whole lot since having our daughter, in the sense of being able to do what we did before her and invest and save.

I wonder if it’s worth it tho…

How have your lifestyles changed since going on mat leave?