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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I’m a mom of three and I will fully admit I am jealous. Of course I am! What do all of these high earning husbands do?! We’re not in DC now but DH works long hours at a professional job and is very good at what he does and earns $200K, so we are dirt poor by DCUM standards. I work part time but I am working the whole time my kids are in school so I start “second shift” immediately after getting off work and start running the kids to practices, appointments, run errands, help with homework, make dinner, do laundry, clean up, handle all logistics because I can’t make calls, place orders etc during the work day  - I have to do all that because DH is still at work. I hate it and would love to stay home, and I think DH would be supportive but we can’t afford it. How are so many people making $1M+ at year? I guess I didn’t marry well. Wow. [/quote]

I have been a SAHM in the DC area for 17 years. During this time DH has earned between $140k and around $500k. Never anywhere close to $1M in a year. It helps that we bought our house in 2013. But tons of SAHMs have incomes far below what you are claiming. [/quote]

When he was earning $140 did you not feel like you should go back to work? I have earned more than $500k for the past few years but dw not working was never even discussed even at that level bc the kids are at school and after tax that's just $250 (then minus everything else, not that much). $140k is suuuuper low to have someone sah. [/quote]

All depends on your standard of living and if you can handle public schools.[/quote]

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