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[quote=Anonymous]I prepared financially well before I started staying at home. I started saving for retirement when I was 22 and became a SAHM at age 34. So I had 12 years to save for retirement. When I decided to stay at home, I was able to still do some work for my company on a part-time basis which helped. Cutting out the commuting and other work-related costs helped, too. I eventually stopped working completely after my 3rd was born. My savings for retirement has slowed down considerably which is a shame, but having invested in the early years and taking advantage of compounding really made a difference. Having said all that, I have now been out of my field for over 5 years, and it is very tough to get back in to a professional job now that my children are getting older. I do try to make money on the side and with part-time gigs, but it's not much. Fortunately because of DC real estate, we will be able to afford collge for our children.[/quote]
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