SAH/WOH - Why?

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Registered: 11-18-2005
SAH/WOH - Why?
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Mon, 02-20-2006 - 7:41am

I am sure this has been done before but I was wondering this in light of recent posts lately.

Why did you decide to sah/woh?

Was it a choice or something expected of you?

Was your plan to sah/woh though out or impulsive? Long-term or short-term?

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Registered: 05-01-2003
Thu, 03-09-2006 - 6:59am

I think Snoopy misinterpreted to be honest with you. IMO, Sabina was talking figuratively. I don't think she meant anything more than one parent asking the other if they were going to buy a child a car. Innocent question, really. I don't think it was a situation of 'let's decide whether kids get a car or not'.

I don't know what town she is in but she is in MA like me. The way she describes her town sounds a lot like mine. I live in a community where people know each other very well. There's one church in town; one high school. IOW people tend to travel in the same circles. They talk.

Regarding my prom example: another of the same. I remember this clearly because it was my nephew. MY SIL said no to the sleepaway. Her son said 'everyone is doing it' and I'm the only one that isnt'. SIL still said No; and in subsequent conversations found out that not only was her son the only one NOT doing it, she found out that several parents were on the same page as she was. That's all.

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Registered: 08-22-2005
Thu, 03-09-2006 - 7:29am
Post 2266 makes it rather plain that sabina *did* mean the community should come to consensus on the topic of car buying.

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Registered: 12-29-2004
Thu, 03-09-2006 - 9:16am
Yep; strictly an informal grapevine sort of thing. The kids with cars are in the minority and tend to live more than a mile away, and they don't drive hummers.
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Registered: 03-27-2003
Thu, 03-09-2006 - 9:16am
If the demand goes down, the supp[ly goes down too. There is not a study as such because this very broad premise is the foundation of economic theory and considerably older than even the concept of doing studies.
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Registered: 01-13-2006
Thu, 03-09-2006 - 9:20am

"Teens are sneaky boogers." i disagree, you may have some teens who are but teens as a whole are not. i guess if i had a teen who was a sneaky booger i would reevaluate my relationship with her - thank goodness i dont.
Jennie

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Registered: 12-29-2004
Thu, 03-09-2006 - 9:24am
Lots of folks live in spread out areas, but the school can form a natural community around shared issues, right?
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Registered: 01-13-2006
Thu, 03-09-2006 - 9:26am
my insurance company told me it would be around $50 a month,based on the car she is hoping to purchase, which isnt cheap, but less than i had anticipated
Jennie
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Registered: 03-26-2003
Thu, 03-09-2006 - 9:48am
You betcha - and not just for kids! My DH has carpooled to work since we got married almost 10 years ago.

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Registered: 03-26-2003
Thu, 03-09-2006 - 9:51am
If even one family decides not to buy their teenager a single car, used or new, that represents a decrease in demand.

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Registered: 03-26-2003
Thu, 03-09-2006 - 9:58am
We were talking about supply and demand on a macro level, not on a micro level (your family).

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