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: 03-26-2003
Thu, 12-20-2007 - 9:36pm

Working in a child care center with the children, yes a college degree wouldn't get you much more around here. Teaching in a preschool or elementary would, but what I like and did

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Registered: 04-27-2005
Thu, 12-20-2007 - 9:47pm
Oh, I thought you were comparing a daycare job to something else with a college degree. I know the daycare jobs here do not pay much and the elementary/middle/high school start around $45,000/year.
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Registered: 03-26-2003
Thu, 12-20-2007 - 9:53pm

Here it's less then $25,000 in public schools. The school my kids go to is private and they pay very little in fact no more then childcare would

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Registered: 11-08-2006
Fri, 12-21-2007 - 5:09am

UGH!

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Registered: 11-08-2006
Fri, 12-21-2007 - 5:12am

<<I'm not arrogant enough to think I have it all figured out >>


REALLY??? Because I've gotta tell ya that on just about EVERY single thread lately you DO come across as sounding like you've got it "all figured out" -- NO matter how many good, honest, sincere suggestions have been given by the members of this board.

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Registered: 08-18-2007
Fri, 12-21-2007 - 7:16am

I agree.

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Registered: 08-18-2007
Fri, 12-21-2007 - 7:24am

I've interviewed high school students applying to my alma mater and I could never find the rhyme or reason why some got accepted and others didn't.

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Registered: 03-27-2003
Fri, 12-21-2007 - 8:08am

You know many schools are dropping the SAT requirement -- Holy Cross did -- lots of liberal arts private colleges are.

 

Yes. We. Did.

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Registered: 08-18-2007
Fri, 12-21-2007 - 8:15am

Did they say why they dropped the SAT requirement?


I know someone who just applied this year, it's very competitive at HC, so I bet they sent in their SAT scores.

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Registered: 03-27-2003
Fri, 12-21-2007 - 8:17am

I'm sure I can find it somewhere but I know many schools feel it's not the best indicator of future success or that they tell the real story about the student.


Holy Cross looks for good academics to be sure but remember I had a C MINUS math average in high school so they really take a look at the whole person.

 

Yes. We. Did.

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