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How did you do it?
| Thu, 03-03-2005 - 2:32pm |
I am about to turn 23 and I want to start trying to have kids when I turn 25. I want to be a stay at home mom. I LOVE kids! I could not be away from my baby. But, heres the problem. How do I afford it? 2 car payments a house payment, and 1 credit card payment! And of course all the other monthly bills. My husband and I both have college degrees but he does make more than me. We both want me to stay at home. How did ya'll switch from 2 incomes to 1? Is everyone just rich? I dont get it! Please help! I know I need to start preparing financially for this now!

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Why on earth would you CARE who she gives her things to and why? I mean, I simply cannot imagine being so nosy as to question a friend why she chose to give to a charity. Besides, Salvation Army *also* gives receipts for tax write-offs. Heck for that matter so do churches from tithing. Maybe she didn't have any friends who could use her things in the quantity she was trying to eliminate; I've often found that when I have a large donation to make, none of my friends/family could use it all and sometimes it just easier to make one large, bundled donation to one large organization than to piecemeal things out among a bunch of people.
I personally don't take the tax writeoffs, but i don't think there's anything untoward about people who do.
Karen
"A pocketknife is like a melody;sharp in some places,
Ah, another, if you're a woman and work, you'd just better not be living better than I do or enjoy luxuries I eschew, because if you have a larger income, I'm going to judge you as working for luxuries.
All that faux righteousness because mom_writer has the unmitigated gall to enjoy a pedicure.
Karen
"A pocketknife is like a melody;sharp in some places,
Karen
"A pocketknife is like a melody;sharp in some places,
Ok, define luxury. Is the fact that I use expensive liquid soap in the shower a "luxury"? Am I rich and therefore a snob because I hate using the cheapo Ivory bar soap I grew up with?
I also love having freshly ground coffee each morning and don't mind paying for it. I love having a large fenced in yard for my dogs. I love sending my child to private school. I love my new bedroom furniture and my new car. I really do not want to give up those luxuries.
Do these things make me a "bad" person? Or a snob? Will you look at me with my pedicured feet and think I'm living the life of luxury?
mom_writer
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