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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]God. We make 380 too pp and no way could I afford all the stuff you do. I feel like we are struggling, even though I know, I know, we're not. Economics are so often left out of this discussion. It stupid because it isn't the elephant in the room -- it's the room. Giving up 200 k plus is a world different than a teacher or any other 50 k ish salary. It just is. Most of the sahms I know made less than 50 k and say what they will, the decision was based largely on money. [/quote]

I'm the poster you are responding to.  We do afford a lot on our income because we took advantage of the real estate market prior to 2006 and purchased 7 new build townhomes in Loudoun County in 2002-2003, we unloaded all of them in early 2006, right before the market busted. We walked away with a serious haul.  We dumped a lot of that money into our home now and as a result, our mortgage is only $1500/mo in the Langley School district. So low mortgage, no school expenses and we are bringing in $18,000/mo in net income after retirement and insurance....so yes, I feel like we have lots of money to blow. In this area, if you can work yourself into a low mortgage, that seriously improves your cash flow.

So, no I certainly don't have to work, but I'm not trying to walk away from my contribution to the house, which is a net of 10K/month. Anyone is free to feel sorry for my kids, but they need no pity, they have a great life.  I can't imagine that many SAHMs out there left 10K on the table per month to SAH. Most SAHMs I know are former teachers or non-profit people who had low salaries to start with. No way in hell would I work if I made under 100K/yr (in my current position, I'm not stupid, I know many people HAVE to work, no matter how low the income!).[/quote]

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