Staying at home a choice??

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Registered: 04-29-2007
Staying at home a choice??
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Sun, 04-29-2007 - 6:46am

The author of this article thinks most mothers go to work because they want to, not because they have to.

"Most parents from two-parent families today do have a choice when it comes to parental care. They can try and talk themselves into believing they don't, but it really boils down to priorities."

http://backofthebook.ca/living/2007/03/part-time-ophanages-part-2-job-only.html

Does anyone (other than her) really believe this? I don't know of anyone among my friends who works who wouldn't rather be staying at home with their children. But they don't have the choice!

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Registered: 01-10-2007
Tue, 05-08-2007 - 4:58pm

This isn't directed at you PKA, but I wanted to jump in and yours was the lat post i read.

I have a friend or two who know a LOT about my finances. One in particular because she is my financial advisor, as well as my friend. Other friends know our general income range, know what approximately what we paid for our house, know I spent $4K on my furniture last week, that I have no long-term cc debt, etc ... but they don't know that I have a rather large Money Market right now, or that I have a short-term $2000 balance on my Lowe's card or how much my car insurance is.

So I guess we're middle of the road. They know a few details and a lot of generalities, but not many specifics. Not to the level that hazeleyes seems to know about her acquaintances.

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Registered: 01-10-2007
Tue, 05-08-2007 - 5:00pm

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How? What tax money goes to them in those cases?

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Registered: 12-06-2004
Tue, 05-08-2007 - 5:00pm

Hmm.

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Registered: 03-26-2003
Tue, 05-08-2007 - 5:00pm
We have never had to put an emergancy on a credit card.
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Registered: 03-26-2003
Tue, 05-08-2007 - 5:03pm
Hmm I never heard of any problems with their milk going bad. I must have missed that. I've never tried Walmart, there is not one around me--I'd need to go out of the way. But pretty soon that Eastside one will be over here, I think it will have groceries too. I don't remember what they finally decided (about whether it would be regular or Super Walmart).

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Registered: 03-26-2003
Tue, 05-08-2007 - 5:03pm
to be honest we didnt.
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Tue, 05-08-2007 - 5:05pm

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PumpkinAngel

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Registered: 03-26-2003
Tue, 05-08-2007 - 5:05pm
I'll answer! None!

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Registered: 06-27-1998
Tue, 05-08-2007 - 5:07pm

None.

PumpkinAngel

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Registered: 12-07-2003
Tue, 05-08-2007 - 5:15pm
I have department store cards that I opened to get the 10% discount they offer for opening an account. I didn't use them after that and paid them off immediately-- although I might use them if they offered some kind of special for card holders.


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