My wife and I have been trying to have kids for a few years now, but just last year we found out she has PCOS, so that's why we've been unsuccessful. Since our insurance isn't covering it, we have to save up $16k for a shot at our first child. To achieve that end, we're sacrificing many things that are unnecessary. I'm curious to know how many of the stats take infertility into account.
My degree is a basic Associate of Science. I am mostly self taught. I originally was going for an Accounting degree, but switched it towards the end so that I could transfer and work on my Bachelor's. I would like to go back and get my Bachelor's, but I don't want to incur any more student loan debt. Until I can save up enough to go back, I am relying on my experience. I've been working at various companies throughout my 14 years in the IT field. I started out working at a small mom and pop computer store (5.5 yrs), spent some time as a contractor (Migration and help desk for 2.5 yrs), help desk for 24x7 Internet banking (1.5 yrs), then spent 6 months on a state funded vacation when that tanked. From there, I worked at Convergys for a couple of months, then got a job at an ISP for 5.5 yrs. I started out there as help desk, but moved up to a systems engineer position. From there, I moved to my current position as a Systems Administrator at my current job. I still do a little help desk work, but nowhere near what I used to do. If I had a Bachelor's, I'd like to think that I could have gotten here faster, but some of the poor decisions I made earlier with the way I handled my money has kept me from going further. I wish you well.
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My wife and I have been trying to have kids for a few years now, but just last year we found out she has PCOS, so that's why we've been unsuccessful. Since our insurance isn't covering it, we have to save up $16k for a shot at our first child. To achieve that end, we're sacrificing many things that are unnecessary. I'm curious to know how many of the stats take infertility into account.
My degree is a basic Associate of Science. I am mostly self taught. I originally was going for an Accounting degree, but switched it towards the end so that I could transfer and work on my Bachelor's. I would like to go back and get my Bachelor's, but I don't want to incur any more student loan debt. Until I can save up enough to go back, I am relying on my experience. I've been working at various companies throughout my 14 years in the IT field. I started out working at a small mom and pop computer store (5.5 yrs), spent some time as a contractor (Migration and help desk for 2.5 yrs), help desk for 24x7 Internet banking (1.5 yrs), then spent 6 months on a state funded vacation when that tanked. From there, I worked at Convergys for a couple of months, then got a job at an ISP for 5.5 yrs. I started out there as help desk, but moved up to a systems engineer position. From there, I moved to my current position as a Systems Administrator at my current job. I still do a little help desk work, but nowhere near what I used to do. If I had a Bachelor's, I'd like to think that I could have gotten here faster, but some of the poor decisions I made earlier with the way I handled my money has kept me from going further. I wish you well.