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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]What if you dropped the cleaning lady and your wife added some more part time hours? Would that help with finances?

[b]It really makes a difference for middle and high school kids to have a parent home in the afternoon for a lot of reasons, so that is another aspect to keep in mind.[/b]
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Please take this to heart. It is true and very important [/quote]

I have two kids out of college and on their own. Two in college. One high school senior.  It is really important to have a parent home in the afternoons and evenings when you have teens.  I know not everyone can do it.  But if you can, it really matters. If I had to choose, I would work during the elementary grades and stay at home during middle and high school. I'm grateful that I was able to be at home. [/quote]

I agree that is is important (and helpful) to have a parent home in the afternoon, but some Fed jobs are very flexible--flex hours, teleworking, etc. It also sounds like OP is willing to contribute to household labor, and his wife doesn't have a traditional, salaried, sit in the office 8-5, M-F job.

So maybe OP teleworks or flexes twice a week so he is in the house when the kids come home, and his wife works late those days. Then she either works half days the other three days, or weekends (depending on how much extra income is needed). She could probably get close to FT this way, and the kids still have a parent in the house when they get home. If she works weekends, she can still see her SAHM friends three days a week, and OP will need to be responsible for weekend activities.

My DH and I have a similar schedule: I telework M,W,F, and he teleworks T, Th. Someone is always in the house when the bus comes.[/quote]

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