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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Registered: 08-23-2007
Fri, 12-28-2007 - 2:29pm
The in laws are taking us to on the Alaskan cruise in July 2010.

 

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Registered: 04-27-2005
Fri, 12-28-2007 - 2:33pm
I was looking at a 7 day-4 cruise-3 disney with airfare. It was soooo much money. That was with the Disney Cruise Line.
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Registered: 12-06-2004
Fri, 12-28-2007 - 2:33pm
I could do Disney for free.

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Registered: 04-27-2005
Fri, 12-28-2007 - 2:36pm
That would be a BIG savings as I think the tickets are up to $65/person to get in!
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Registered: 08-23-2007
Fri, 12-28-2007 - 2:45pm
We are going in January 2009 with the kids.

 

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Registered: 04-27-2005
Fri, 12-28-2007 - 2:52pm
It is crazy. When I was comparing the prices of Disney to a cruise, it was about the same and you get more food with the cruise. We will eventually take our ds though as he has never gone.
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Registered: 03-27-2000
Fri, 12-28-2007 - 4:38pm

forgive me if someone else has asked, as I haven't finished reading through the thread, but why not?


I guess I'm a little more adventurous.

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Registered: 04-27-2005
Fri, 12-28-2007 - 4:42pm
I have never been the type to do many things alone. I get very nervous, especially if I don't know where I am going-lol!! I have gotten better over the years, have gone places that I was invited that I knew no one else but the person inviting me, etc. but my kids are a handful and I have a hard enough time just taking them both to the grocery store let alone a huge city-lol!!
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Registered: 03-27-2000
Fri, 12-28-2007 - 4:47pm

Dh has the same regret!

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Registered: 03-27-2000
Fri, 12-28-2007 - 5:02pm
Are you talking about the Cedar Point in Ohio or is there another one in Michigan?

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