I found that post very insightful. I know my H talks about his childhood as being very painful as they had very little money. Neither parent went to college, both had jobs that paid by the hour, he was on free/reduced lunch, etc. So now he has a high-salary, upscale job making lots of money with the perks that come with it. And he won't settle for less, I have told him I would live in a small house with simple pleasures if it meant having our family intact and content. But he wouldn't be content without the security financially...
Sorry to hijack, I can just see where this is coming from. Wonder if your H has some 'demons' in his background that drive him to work so much??
My son would absolutely love the museum overnight trip, too bad he is only six!
