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: 12-29-2004
Mon, 12-31-2007 - 4:37pm
I'd rather live somewhere where there aren't so many stores to be avoided; maybe that's just the point.
iVillage Member
Registered: 12-07-2003
Mon, 12-31-2007 - 4:38pm
Exactly.

iVillage Member
Registered: 06-27-1998
Mon, 12-31-2007 - 4:39pm

That's not the point, nor really is your state the point.

PumpkinAngel

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Registered: 12-29-2004
Mon, 12-31-2007 - 4:40pm
As it happens, yes, I have.
iVillage Member
Registered: 06-27-1998
Mon, 12-31-2007 - 4:41pm

Again..... I'm just don't agree with you that apartment renters are among those to be avoided as negative influences.

PumpkinAngel

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Registered: 06-27-1998
Mon, 12-31-2007 - 4:42pm

Oh for peats sake...what is with the extremes?


PumpkinAngel

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Registered: 06-27-1998
Mon, 12-31-2007 - 4:43pm

Why the extreme?

PumpkinAngel

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Registered: 12-29-2004
Mon, 12-31-2007 - 4:43pm

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iVillage Member
Registered: 06-27-1998
Mon, 12-31-2007 - 4:46pm

I really don't think any more needs to be said, as I said earlier, post 1380 is very clear.

PumpkinAngel

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Registered: 12-29-2004
Mon, 12-31-2007 - 4:46pm
No, I disagree, that's precisely the point.

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