Affording to Stay at Home

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Registered: 12-01-2007
Affording to Stay at Home
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Wed, 12-12-2007 - 12:20am

Ever notice that those moms that SAH are usually (although not always) more well off than mothers who WOH? It seems to me, based on what I have seen, that while most women enjoy working their jobs and having a professional life outside of the home, some women prefer to stay home with their kids for a certain amount of time - whether it be 1 year or 10 years - and those women have the option to do so, while other women wouldn't even consider the option because they feel they can't afford it.

Well, it has been my experience that most women who do stay at home have

1) husbands who support the idea

2) Husbands who probably earn enough (or almost enough) to support the family.

3) Enough money to support themselves without working.

**Now I am not talking about people who get help from government agencies, I am speaking about women who do it with no outside help - just seems like most women can't because of financial reasons. So, is being a SAH mom now an "upper class" phenomenon - in general? Of course there are many SAH moms that are middle class, but if they chose to have paying jobs, they'd probably move right back up into that higher income bracket.

Blythe

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Fri, 12-28-2007 - 1:42pm

You're kidding me right?

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Registered: 06-27-1998
Fri, 12-28-2007 - 1:43pm

But you don't have a choice, you said it's too expensive and you have no interest.


PumpkinAngel

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Fri, 12-28-2007 - 1:43pm
Yes, I am aware of that. Our ship docked in San Juan.
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Fri, 12-28-2007 - 1:44pm

Have you ever done that with stuff from NYC as you did with the information from the cruise?


PumpkinAngel

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Fri, 12-28-2007 - 1:45pm
I said IF there was a choice.
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Registered: 06-27-1998
Fri, 12-28-2007 - 1:45pm

Then you couldn't go.


It turns into a big thing because of the extremes.


PumpkinAngel

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Registered: 04-27-2005
Fri, 12-28-2007 - 1:46pm
That's great. I don't care to do it alone. Why is there a problem with that?
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Registered: 06-27-1998
Fri, 12-28-2007 - 1:46pm

Why?


PumpkinAngel

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Fri, 12-28-2007 - 1:47pm

That sounds fabulous.

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Registered: 04-27-2005
Fri, 12-28-2007 - 1:47pm
Of course I have a choice. I have a choice to save some money so we can go if we really wanted to. Of course there are things I have an interest in seeing but don't think I need to run and go see them.

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