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Here are some of their storiesSome Guardian readers who responded to our call out for experiences of work-life balance were fortunate to have employers who actively encouraged a positive attitude to leisure as well as work. Others have had to make changes to their lives themselves by deciding to work less days or choosing jobs with hours that better suit their lifestyle.  Continue reading&#8230;&#013;<br \/>\n&#013;<br \/>\nSource : theguardian.com&#013;<br \/>\nRead more&#8230;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/money\/2016\/jan\/04\/work-life-balance-readers-stories-it-was-hard-work-now-its-paying-off\" target=\"_blank\">Work-life balance \u2013 readers&#8217; stories: &#8216;It was hard work, now it&#8217;s paying off&#8217;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#013; We asked Guardian readers in the UK to share their experiences of achieving a successful&#46;&#46;&#46;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"false","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-696","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-property-news"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p75ss1-be","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":53730,"url":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/readers-on-trying-to-buy-their-first-home-guardian-readers\/","url_meta":{"origin":696,"position":0},"title":"readers on trying to buy their first home | Guardian readers","date":"May 4, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"\r Many first-time buyers rely on the proverbial Bank of Mum and Dad. 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