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 - 3:37pm

Again, post 1380.


You were asked:

PumpkinAngel

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Registered: 06-27-1998
Mon, 12-31-2007 - 3:38pm

Then my statement to you

PumpkinAngel

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Registered: 06-27-1998
Mon, 12-31-2007 - 3:40pm

I didn't say they were dishonest, just negative.

PumpkinAngel

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Registered: 12-29-2004
Mon, 12-31-2007 - 3:40pm
Hey, I've lived in apartments many, many years and enjoyed them all (well, most of them).
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Registered: 04-27-2005
Mon, 12-31-2007 - 3:42pm
I never said otherwise. I know people who have bought from less than a year to over 30 years ago. I am sure many other people do to. What is your point?
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Registered: 06-27-1998
Mon, 12-31-2007 - 3:44pm

There are some of things that you enjoyed over the years but now concern you?


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PumpkinAngel

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Registered: 12-29-2004
Mon, 12-31-2007 - 3:44pm
If you mean #1380, I'm not seeing how that's extreme.
iVillage Member
Registered: 06-27-1998
Mon, 12-31-2007 - 3:46pm

Exactly what I said before, that is my point.

PumpkinAngel

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Registered: 12-07-2003
Mon, 12-31-2007 - 3:46pm

My point-- that it might be cheaper to live in a good school district as a renter rather than a homeowner-- is correct. I don't know very much about mortgage deductions, but I would guess that in a good school district the property taxes would cost more than the mortgage deductions would save.

You seem to like dealing in extremes. Impossible to find rental housing in a good school district. Renters as cigarette smoking, lottery players.


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Registered: 06-27-1998
Mon, 12-31-2007 - 3:47pm

I believe that.


PumpkinAngel

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