I switched careers and became a financial advisor. Started my own solo-RIA focussed on financial planning and investment management. I ran it for 12 years and recently shut it down. If you are thinking of a similar route I'm happy to answer questions.
@ramit I think if you look at social democracies that support these types of programs you see that the middle class and poor need to pay much higher taxes as well.
@ValueStockGeek Thank you! I think this gets lost in the whole rent v. Buy debate. I used to do this analysis with clients. And when I point out that they need to save the downpayment, plus the difference every month according to the model, they’re just like, ‘nah, we’ll buy’
@BrockHBriggs Your wife arrives home from a one week work trip overseas. She’s jet lagged and behind at work. 48 hours later she gets sick. The next day, you get sick, then one by one every child gets sick. You are the primary parent.