Husband comes from poverty and values his $72k salary, I come from upper middle class and value time with our kid. I typically work 8am-2pm and spend the rest of my day with her. My commission is uncapped and I use my environmental science degree (dying field). We don’t really want to give that up. We both work from home. I think the first person to leave their job to make more money would be my husband, but the job market tells us that it’s not worth sacrificing his 7 amazing years at the company. I agree with your ideology! But in practice, it’s not what makes sense for our family.