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[quote=Anonymous]OP here.  Wow.  Thank you for the quick responses!

21:25- Re: husband's earning potential I'd say our earning potentials are comparable.  Until two years ago he was earning considerably more than I was, then I had a couple lucky breaks.  Also, I'll max out of my field in anther $30K or so.

21:21- Re: "If you can SAHM and still pay the bills, then it's really just a personal decision. Don't let the rest of us tell you how to live your life."  I completely agree, and thank you!  I just want to see if there are perspectives I haven't considered.  I'd hate to get two years down the road and realize "duh, if only I'd realized ..."  Those moments are not entirely avoidable, but I'm trying to be thoughtful about this.

22:09- Apologies for leaving out a key piece of information!  My husband is completely supportive either way.  He feels like the decision is more mine since his view is that it really comes down to how I want to spend my time.  On this key point we have different views.  My view is that this is a hugely joint decision with very significant financial consequences for both of us.  Then again, he had a SAHM and my mom worked, so most of his life he assumed he would be the sole source of income for his family.  Not that he minds the amount we are able to save since with both work.  :-)[/quote]

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