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: 07-17-2007
Fri, 12-21-2007 - 8:32am
well, considering my dd has already been accepted to the college of her choice and was accepted to every school she applied to i guess our school code and zip code must be okay.
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Registered: 10-30-2007
Fri, 12-21-2007 - 8:34am
Yes but you know it is far more important to have the right zip code or the right amount of money than good grades and good parenting.
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Fri, 12-21-2007 - 8:37am

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Registered: 03-27-2003
Fri, 12-21-2007 - 8:42am
Not to mention that fact that some university in say -- ohio is

 

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Registered: 08-18-2007
Fri, 12-21-2007 - 8:47am
I wish there were more than 24 hours in a day!
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Registered: 12-29-2004
Fri, 12-21-2007 - 8:51am
I'm pretty sure colleges all over the country in fact do know a lot about most of the high schools their applicants come from; it's part of the information they use to make their acceptance decisions.
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Registered: 12-29-2004
Fri, 12-21-2007 - 8:53am
Of course you're right, but the characteristics of the local population heavily influences their choices, too.
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Registered: 04-27-2005
Fri, 12-21-2007 - 9:18am
That really stinks because the teachers do SO much for the kids and they get paid so little.
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Registered: 10-04-2007
Fri, 12-21-2007 - 9:27am

Things that matter like where your kids go to school, the quality of their peers and being able to afford things like

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Fri, 12-21-2007 - 9:31am

the "quality of their peers?"

 

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