stay at home when you have children or a child? Perhaps you will stay home for the first couple of years and then go back to work part time? What's your thoughts on this?
CLMon7906
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I hope so....that's the plan/goal/hopes. For now though, I am working away.
Beth1210
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I hope too
but not in New York- we plan on moving to florida
then I would do something part- time- like sell real estate
Mrs. dleeny
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not unless we move out of NY
Blu-ize
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Can't do it here but I don't really see how you could do it anywhere without 2 incomes.
cindyandkevin
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I'd really love to, but I don't know if it'll be possible. When FH was married before and they had their daughter he actually stayed home with her, that's an option.
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I'm not sure what I am going to do yet. DH and I were discussing it last night and we agreed that my job as a bartender is going to be tough when I get to about 6mths. I will probably stop working then and will probably go back a to work a year or two later.
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Can't do it here but I don't really see how you could do it anywhere without 2 incomes.
a STHM is totally do-able in many parts of the country. houses cost 1/2 or less of what they do here (for brand a new home!) and if your DH can earn the same as what he makes here, it's do-able
johnsae
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I will - I refuse to do it if I can't.
I will prob want a part time job at some point.
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Can't do it here but I don't really see how you could do it anywhere without 2 incomes.
a STHM is totally do-able in many parts of the country. houses cost 1/2 or less of what they do here (for brand a new home!) and if your DH can earn the same as what he makes here, it's do-able
But the cost of housing is not the only barometer. Everything else costs the same around the country. Cars, food, furniture..gas for the most part.
I still don't think it's realistic to think that one average income roughly $50-60K could be enough to sustain a family comfortably anywhere.
If you make $80-100K then I would agree.
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Can't do it here but I don't really see how you could do it anywhere without 2 incomes.
a STHM is totally do-able in many parts of the country. houses cost 1/2 or less of what they do here (for brand a new home!) and if your DH can earn the same as what he makes here, it's do-able
you don't even need to make a comparable salary when houses cost less...think of how much you have to make to buy a $600k house....then imagine all you need for a $250k house.....a $250k house in most parts of the US are super NICE!!!!! gotta convince FH to move away......
ETA-every bill i have went up when i moved to NY...my light bill, my phone bill, food...the $.15 here and there really add up to a lot. even going to a movie is far more expensive...i used to pay $6 for a night show....that might get me a kid's ticket on a tuesday afternoon!!
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Can't do it here but I don't really see how you could do it anywhere without 2 incomes.
a STHM is totally do-able in many parts of the country. houses cost 1/2 or less of what they do here (for brand a new home!) and if your DH can earn the same as what he makes here, it's do-able
But the cost of housing is not the only barometer. Everything else costs the same around the country. Cars, food, furniture..gas for the most part.
I still don't think it's realistic to think that one average income roughly $50-60K could be enough to sustain a family comfortably anywhere.
If you make $80-100K then I would agree.
check out this great calaculator that CNN has. housing is definitely not the only thing that costs more here.
quick comparison based on 60K a year salary in NY - Comparable salary in Atlanta GA: $39,709.91
If you move from Nassau County NY to Atlanta GA...
Groceries will cost: 26.064% lower Housing will cost: 53.277% lower Utilities will cost: 36.977% lower Transportation will cost: 12.615% lower Healthcare will cost: 12.937% lower
FallBride05
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I feel very fortunate that I will be able to do this when the time comes.
Beth1210
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quick comparison based on 60K a year salary in NY - Comparable salary in Atlanta GA: $39,709.91
If you move from Nassau County NY to Atlanta GA...
Groceries will cost: 26.064% lower Housing will cost: 53.277% lower Utilities will cost: 36.977% lower Transportation will cost: 12.615% lower Healthcare will cost: 12.937% lower
If you move from Nassau County NY to Miami-Dade County FL...
Groceries will cost: 21.737% lower Housing will cost: 34.251% lower Utilities will cost: 30.317% lower Transportation will cost: 12.232% lower Healthcare will cost: 2.43% lower
not as good as Georgia- but not bad
CLMon7906
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check out this great calaculator that CNN has. housing is definitely not the only thing that costs more here.
quick comparison based on 60K a year salary in NY - Comparable salary in Atlanta GA: $39,709.91
If you move from Nassau County NY to Atlanta GA...
Groceries will cost: 26.064% lower Housing will cost: 53.277% lower Utilities will cost: 36.977% lower Transportation will cost: 12.615% lower Healthcare will cost: 12.937% lower
i just did that for me and FH based on where i grew up...housing almost 60% lower...what was he thinking insisting on living here???
for winston-salem(where i grew up) Groceries will cost: 26.126% lower Housing will cost: 59.648% lower Utilities will cost: 38.374% lower Transportation will cost: 21.005% lower Healthcare will cost: 15.978% lower
moonlithaze
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I hope I am fortunate enough to stay at home once I start having children, but once they start school I will go back to work
VadersBride2006
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Yes, I am fortunate enough that with FH's working and SSI, I can stay home with our children. It's especially helpful since two of the three are special needs.
cjb88
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i wish i could... but we wont be able to afford it...
heidla
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Where I lived in TN. you could get a nice house in a great neighborhood for $150,000. Food is a little cheaper (especially eating out) and the rest of the household bills average a little lower. The best thing about that particular state is that there is no income tax.
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It's a shame, b/c we discussed moving out of state & living large (FH would get the same salary as he is now, no matter where he lives in US)....But we couldn't do that to our parents.
FH said I have the option to stay home, although he'd then be working 80 hour weeks
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I can continue teaching & he'd work nights (& his mom would pick up the slack w/ the baby), but this is just in theory now...
