Life changes... My husband wants to go to dental school!?

My husband and I are 28 and 27. We both have great jobs and he is doing great as a bank manager. HOWEVER - he says he feels unfulfilled in his job and wishes he had more of a "real career". He thinks he wants to go to dental school. We are both worried about the enormous strain this will put on our finances. He will have to quit his job for school and we will have to take out lots of student loans, etc. Not only that, but he is also going to have to take about 1 year's worth of undergrad science before he can take the DAT and apply! Then we are looking at about 4 more years of dental school. We have enough money to live comfortably as we are now, so it is more about being fulfilled in his job. I want him to be happy. My questions - hopefully to someone who has experienced this are - How hard is it? How's the payoff and is it worth it? Are you happy now? How did it affect your marriage? Is he too old to make this change? He will be mid 30s when he starts practicing! Help

Life changes... My husband wants to go to dental school!?
My husband are are currently in that situation ourselves. We married when I was 23 and he was 25. Over the next few years we had rather random approaches toward what we wanted to do, train for, etc. Finally we got ourselves in gear, and he decided as I wanted to become an RN, I would go first and he would put me though by him working first.





I spent the next few years going to nursing school for my RN (and having unexpected preemie babies), but I kept plugging away and did finally graduate and obtain my license in 1998.





So, now hubby is in school studying to be come a teacher for K-12 education and I AM working putting HIM through school. He is a mature returning student of 42 and is doing extremely well, but there ARE stresses such as raising 2 Autistic Children at the same time as me working and he studying. However, he is managing our sons, their needs with amazing grace and aplomb.





We are living off of one income for over 15 year mostly, and is at times a challenge, BUT rarely true hardship. We would do it again, as our children needs us and the family needs us. Loss of those perks that would make life sweeter are not all that necessary.





Look at what you want, look at what it will take to get it it and then decide what is worth losing and what is worth having?
Reply:If it makes him happy then the money issue shouldn't be a problem. You should be happy for him. You only live once.