Expecting number 2 in September. If I took the full year off I would be going back to work just as DS starts school. I would ideally like to have 2 years off but obviously that's not possible re going back to the same job.
I work in local government, fairly dull admin job, nice colleagues, pay pretty low but working conditions ok, nice office, flexible hours etc. Not what i'm trained in or particularly interested in but puts food on the table and keeps paying in to the pension pot.
We don't actually need the money from my job. DH earns a good wage (about £40k), has good career prospects and we own our (admittedly small) house outright. So I could take a break from work for a bit to look after the DC while they are still small and try something new when they are both a bit bigger.
But would I be daft to stop paying NI & pension contributions (however small) and risk not getting back into work in a post-Brexit economy after the age of 40? Especially as we live rurally so with school run juggling it could be difficult to find a job that would work with that and be something I actually want to do.
Got a few months to decide but just asking for opinions really?