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: 06-27-1998
Mon, 12-31-2007 - 12:55pm

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No, that would be incorrect.

PumpkinAngel

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Registered: 06-27-1998
Mon, 12-31-2007 - 12:58pm

The lower ones?

PumpkinAngel

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Registered: 06-27-1998
Mon, 12-31-2007 - 1:02pm

Um, that is totally irrelevant.

PumpkinAngel

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Registered: 03-26-2003
Mon, 12-31-2007 - 1:10pm

Well for that matter no one is forced to have

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Registered: 03-27-2003
Mon, 12-31-2007 - 1:12pm
Again, all I have to say is if pets are that disposable to you, you shouldnt own them.

Dj


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Registered: 03-26-2003
Mon, 12-31-2007 - 1:14pm
Yep, that's how it works in our house.
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Registered: 12-29-2004
Mon, 12-31-2007 - 1:30pm
I don't think it's quite fair to claim that just because I don't care to spend upwards of four figures on a cat, that that means I think of it as disposable.
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Registered: 12-29-2004
Mon, 12-31-2007 - 1:31pm
"Expensive" is a very elastic term.
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Registered: 12-29-2004
Mon, 12-31-2007 - 1:34pm
Maybe for you, the sky is the limit on what to spend on kitty health care.
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Registered: 12-29-2004
Mon, 12-31-2007 - 1:35pm
No knock on you was intended; I'm just saying, one views one's surroundings differently with school-age kids than without.

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