Any thoughts about the following:
Discussing a possible new job for DH with a small business owner; a salaried position that he would be excited and passionate about, and that will provide valuable experience in building a career that has high earning potential. The employer is probably limited in how much salary they'll offer, but is open to profit-sharing and may be open to flexible things like working remotely some of the time (e.g. when not meeting with clients).
Meanwhile, major costs for the family include full-time daycare, commuting (yes, cars), housing (which is currently temporary with family as we think about possibly looking for a house to buy), food (which includes homemade baby food and minimally-processed naturally gluten-free foods -- this is time-consuming), massive massive student loan debt and of course everything else especially since we are in a high cost of living area.
FIRE is not actually a goal right now but may become one; actually if we can manage with not needing both of us working full-time in a few years, e.g. if I could just work part-time, that might be even more appealing/seem more attainable right now.
So, back to the actual question, any thoughts about non-salary compensation like flexibility and how that can help save costs? We could ask for working from home 1-2 days a week for example, but what else could we be thinking about and/or how can something like this help us save money? I work full-time business hours and can't work from home, but perhaps could move within the company and work remotely 1 day a week, maybe.