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: 12-06-2004
Sun, 12-30-2007 - 12:52pm
I don't find it wrong to spend it on one cat that young if you can afford it.

iVillage Member
Registered: 08-23-2007
Sun, 12-30-2007 - 1:03pm
As long as he is drinking he will be fine.

 

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Registered: 03-26-2003
Sun, 12-30-2007 - 1:22pm

I also think that women who opt to stay at home have the most difficult job in the world, are underappreciated, and need, more than any other women, support from other SAHMs who are in the same boat."


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Registered: 08-23-2007
Sun, 12-30-2007 - 2:03pm
I disagree.

 

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Registered: 03-27-2003
Sun, 12-30-2007 - 2:15pm
Why would you move somewhere roach-infested?
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Registered: 10-05-2007
Sun, 12-30-2007 - 3:13pm

Before I'd ever consider defaulting on my mortgage, I'd probably bite the bullet and move someplace roach-infested for as long as it takes to clear things up.

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Ducky

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Registered: 03-26-2003
Sun, 12-30-2007 - 3:23pm

I disagree.

iVillage Member
Registered: 12-29-2004
Sun, 12-30-2007 - 4:07pm

Like all of us, I have complicated feelings on pet ownership.

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Registered: 12-29-2004
Sun, 12-30-2007 - 4:09pm
That's very reassuring; needless to say, none of us are having much fun, and we're all on pins and needles watching what he does and feeding him water with a syringe.
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Registered: 12-29-2004
Sun, 12-30-2007 - 4:10pm
I was exaggerating for effect; I meant that if I had to I'd move to a crap apartment rather than default, which is no solution at all.

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