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 was speaking of Sabrina's experience with apts.
My mortgage, homeowners, taxes and ultilites is still less than many of the home rentals out there and even some apts (alone with no ultilites, maintenance fee or insurance).
We just got really lucky to get our house when the prices were low.
Our suburbian public schools are fine.
Sorry, but no, to painlessly euthanize a cat is not inhumane.
No, we use public schools, but it's a school district we carefully chose on the basis of its being one of the best around.
What other concerns would I have?
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Not everyone has the same experience, you might want to remember that now and again.
PumpkinAngel
I don't know when she bought her home though as if it was many years ago, her mortgage might be lower than renting.
How does that have anything to do with
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Ducky
A decent apt, with good schools.
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Ducky
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