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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Thu, 12-27-2007 - 11:52am
Long Island's not that far.
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Registered: 12-29-2004
Thu, 12-27-2007 - 11:52am
Where did you ever get the idea that it's all about money?
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Registered: 11-08-2006
Thu, 12-27-2007 - 12:05pm

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Registered: 10-05-2007
Thu, 12-27-2007 - 12:05pm

I understand.

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Ducky

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Registered: 12-06-2004
Thu, 12-27-2007 - 12:08pm

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Registered: 12-06-2004
Thu, 12-27-2007 - 12:09pm
Yes there is but believe what you want,


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Registered: 04-27-2005
Thu, 12-27-2007 - 12:19pm
No I do not know what it is like to raise a family in the city. I have only been to the city a handful of times in my life.
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Registered: 04-27-2005
Thu, 12-27-2007 - 12:20pm
ITA with you. I would not live in a bad area even for a temporary amount of time.
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Registered: 10-05-2007
Thu, 12-27-2007 - 12:23pm

Oh please.

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Ducky

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Registered: 04-27-2005
Thu, 12-27-2007 - 12:23pm

"I will repeat that if they had to move to an appartment (which has been agreed *could* be in a decent neighborhood) then her "parenting would take over where affluence left off".

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