She swallowed a 20% pay cut and bought a house in a suburb with a much higher cost of living. My husband, Max, and I moved from Texas to Massachusetts in 2021 when our oldest son, Theo, was 1. In Texas, you pay federal taxes, property taxes, and sales taxes, but there is no state income tax. Guillois's parents enjoy looking after her older son, Theo. I had to take a pay cutMax's salary remained the same, but I was forced to take a 20% pay cut for an apples-to-apples job.

---

Persons: Kim Guillois, —, Max, Theo, Charlie, it's Organizations: Service, Texas, Logan International, Best, Business Locations: Texas, Massachusetts, France, Houston, Boston, Virginia, HOA, Europe