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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I grew up in a blue-collar community with many large Catholic families. When I was quite young, the father of one of my classmates died unexpectedly, leaving behind a wife and six kids. I remember the adults talking about how the wife did not drive and didn't know anything about the family finances. That made a huge impression on me and planted the seed that grew in my psyche that I would never be wholly dependent on my spouse/partner for support.

In practice, I have a supportive spouse who earns a good living through a business that offers minimal and expensive healthcare benefits. Well, he did earn a good salary before the pandemic. Now, his earnings have been cut drastically. I work at a lower-paying government job that offers amazing health insurance that my husband's business cannot afford to offer. I could not have known when I first went back to work after having kids that one of our kids would have a rare health condition that required frequent care from specialists.  I'm also good at my job.

I'm going to echo what others have said about how you never know what life will throw at you. I'm cautious by nature, so putting all eggs in one basket was not appealing. As life has played out, the health insurance, stability, and flexibility that my job offers have benefitted our family immensely.[/quote]

My grandmother lost her husband when her three kids were teenagers. She was very insistant that her children and grandchildren get a college education and prepare for a career [/quote]

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