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 - 3:24pm

Well,

PumpkinAngel

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Registered: 12-07-2003
Mon, 12-31-2007 - 3:26pm
I guess the apartments and houses for rent that I just looked up don't really exist.

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Registered: 06-27-1998
Mon, 12-31-2007 - 3:27pm

Post 1380, as one of many examples.

PumpkinAngel

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Registered: 12-29-2004
Mon, 12-31-2007 - 3:29pm

I'm sure they do.

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Registered: 06-27-1998
Mon, 12-31-2007 - 3:30pm

PumpkinAngel

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Registered: 12-29-2004
Mon, 12-31-2007 - 3:31pm
What negative extremes?
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Registered: 04-27-2005
Mon, 12-31-2007 - 3:32pm
Of couse I know people have bought their homes within the last 10 years when the prices went up. I was speaking of gr8tefulmom1 as
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Registered: 04-27-2005
Mon, 12-31-2007 - 3:33pm
Very true.
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Registered: 12-29-2004
Mon, 12-31-2007 - 3:36pm
All I can do is describe my experiences as honestly as I can.
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Registered: 06-16-2007
Mon, 12-31-2007 - 3:36pm

I am not talking solely about YOUR children!

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