Married, with 3 year old and another due in December. Life is good. Very very good.
The key to balance for me has been following on weekends:
Study for about an hour in the am when i get up. Usually from about 8-9 or 9-10. Then i have the entire afternoon to do something, especially in the summer.
My daughter takes a nap around 2 so that is a forced study time for me. We can't do anything anyways, so i don't feel like i'm missing out. I usualy head to library at this time for 2-3 hours.
That makes 3 hours of studying on Sat and Sundays without sacrificing much with my family.
Weekdays have been as follows:
Try to sneak in an hour of studying at work. The best topics to study in the office are things you don't need to do a ton of calculations on, so its not as obvious. For instance, i've been really studying Govt and NFP at work because those questions are fairly straightforward and dont require much writting.
I have a 45 min train ride home from work, so thats another 45 minutes of studying. Then i go from train station to library for another hour or so. Now i've managed to study for 3 hours during the work week before 6 pm. If i'm feeling up to it I may look at some stuff after dinner, but usually just spend time with my family.
FAR 80
REG 76
AUD 85
BEC 85
Ethics 98
DONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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