To go back to school or not

amymeenieminymo

(sorry this is kind of long) In 2006 I went back to school for my masters in accounting. I already have a bachelors in sociology, but I ended up in the financial field and I would love a job more related to accounting than what I have now, but without the degree it's hard.

I finished a year of my MBA but still had three to go (going online, one class per 7 week semester). For tuition reimbursement purposes I had to take one semester off each year, and I met my current boyfriend at the end of my last semster and then went into break. Before the new semester started I decided to take some time off becasue I wasn't sure I wanted to continue my degree. We're talking about getting married next year and then kids, and by my calculation I'd have graduated right around the time that I was ready to have kids, and I really don't want to work when my kids are small, so why bother getting this degree that I may not use?

Well ever since I didn't go back, I have been contemplating going back....but it's like each day I change my mind. If I am going to go back, I pretty much have to go back this fall becasue the university allows you six years to complete your degree, so I'd have just enough time to finish in the alloted time. But how do you make a decision when your mind changes everyday?

The reasons I would like to go back is ya never know, plans could change. What if I have to work when I have kids, it would be nice to have that degree to get a better job....even if I don't end up using it, furthering your education is never a waste really.....my company reimburses tuition so in the end it will cost me very little out of pocket.....and it would feel like a huge accomplishment to get my masters degree.

The reasons I don't want to go back are.....by my company paying for it, I have to stay here for at least six months after I graduate to avoid paying anything back. Granted I haven't found anything better in the nearly two years that I've been out of school, but I don't like the feeling if knowing I cannot leave here unless I want to foot a huge bill myself.....I sometimes push myself too hard unnecessarily and sort of feel like I'm pushing myself to get this degree just becasue it's some other conquest to make people proud of me. I try to remind myself that there IS nothing wrong with only having a bachelors degree and that in and of itself is a good accomplishment.....Aside from my year of grad school, I've been out of school for 6 years, so I find it increasingly harder to buckle down and do homework. Sometimes I miss the challenge of school, but most days after work I am so thrilled to go home and do whatever I want, and the idea of going home to homework and studying kind of terrifies me. Especially if I am doing all this plus buying a house and planning a wedding in the next couple of years....Also, I'm basically not using my current degree, so do I really want to spend more time and money getting another degree that I may not use?......When I was in school before I was single and lived alone, but now I live with my boyfriend and I am afraid I won't have the willpower to do homework. Like, if he suggests watching a movie or something, I'm pretty sure I would blow homework off to go play, haha.

So, I'm torn. My mind changes every instant and I don't know what to do. It also doesn't help that I HAVE to make a decision by this fall. Any thoughts?