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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Working on being...Supermom!

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Registered: 04-27-2005
Mon, 12-31-2007 - 3:47pm
Why would I have to remember when I know already?
iVillage Member
Registered: 06-27-1998
Mon, 12-31-2007 - 3:49pm

Then why are you arguing and asking what

PumpkinAngel

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Registered: 05-14-2006
Mon, 12-31-2007 - 3:52pm
I agree with your point renting in a good school district but you do have one problem with your post property taxes are also a tax deduction.
iVillage Member
Registered: 12-29-2004
Mon, 12-31-2007 - 3:54pm

Yes, your point is correct, as far as it goes.

iVillage Member
Registered: 04-27-2005
Mon, 12-31-2007 - 3:55pm

Don't know :)!!! Have a great New Years!!

iVillage Member
Registered: 12-29-2004
Mon, 12-31-2007 - 3:57pm
Yes, it was fun living closer to the city, closer to the club scene, for example.
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Registered: 06-27-1998
Mon, 12-31-2007 - 4:00pm

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PumpkinAngel

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Registered: 06-27-1998
Mon, 12-31-2007 - 4:01pm

Lovely.


PumpkinAngel

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Registered: 12-29-2004
Mon, 12-31-2007 - 4:06pm

ROFL, unless I'm okay with spending 2K on a cat, I have a "cavalier attitude"?


Actually, I did mention to the SPCA th is last time that we wouldn't be spending a grand at a time on either of the cats we adopted most recently.

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Registered: 12-07-2003
Mon, 12-31-2007 - 4:06pm
Weston may be an example of a place where it is difficult to find rental housing. There are hundreds of other good school districts across the country (and MA) where that is simply not the case. Cigarettes and lottery tickets are completely irrelevant. A renter in a good neighborhood is no more likely to smoke or buy lottery tickets than a homeowner.

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