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[quote=Anonymous]OP,
My husband and I have this very same conversation once a year or so , though I earn quite a bit more working part time, with 2 school aged children, and always agree that it makes sense for me to just work part time. 
I would say we are comfortable, but still have to budget, make sure we stay within our means, cut corners.
These are our reasons, yours may be different:

1. Our children are in a wide variety of after school activities and we do not want them in aftercare at the same school they were at all day, or home with a sitter (that is hard to fine Btw!)
Because school ends at 315, I do the transporting to/from all these activities we agree we want them to do.

2. I do all the household things so he can come home at 630-7 pm and just spend time with the kids. He does nothing during the week and that’s his precious time with them. I agree and want him to have this time.

3. We don’t have any outside help so I am contributing that way, see above. I do all the outside work as well. I know people say “oh it’s just a point and click” but I don’t find that I can point and click my lawn mowed, new weed barrier laid down, weeds killed, 26 bags of mulch laid like I did my last day off during the week. And they will say “but that was just once and doesn’t need to be done every day” and I will say “well today I’m surrounded by bills, our stock portfolio, taxes, a report from our financial planner and I can’t point and click that either”
So take that for what it’s worth, my husband does none of this.

4. We value our family time. Weekends are for our adventure and time together. We are not doing errands. Everything is done and we’re ready to enjoy our children. They are only with us for another 6-10 years and then off to college and their own life and we want to soak up every second with them.

I hope this offers a little perspective. [/quote]

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