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.

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...I meant that if I had to I'd move to a crap apartment rather than default, which is no solution at all.
I may be a little dense this evening, but I stil don't get your point.
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Ducky
...I'd be worried about my kids and other things.
Assuming a decent neighborhood, good schools, and a temporary situation, what exactly would be your concerns?
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Ducky
I think I see where the disconnect is.
Since we bought our house over 11 years ago, the house is cheaper for us than an apt. would be.
I have never suggested that it would make sense for
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Ducky
You do realize that there are tons of apt's out there, only a fraction of which are sec 8?
The oposition to apt living has talked about sec 8
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Ducky
I agree that there is a lot of middle ground as I have stated that we lived in that "middle ground"
I guess it depends on how much her mortgage is now if she thinks she would be spending more than that.
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