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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]As a mother, [b]A[/b] was absolutely the best option for me and completely  worthwhile.  500K is a fantastic HHI.  I can outsource all I want and I get to be with my kids. Besides, the allure of working disappeared when I had kids and no amount of money I earned, made up for the time I was absent from my kids lives.  A great nanny cannot replace a great mom or great dad.  A great nanny is a wonderful replacement for a disengaged parent.

In all of the options, I am assuming that 
- you have a great marriage, and your DH is a wonderful husband and father,  You will never divorce or be left in financial crisis
- you have children without any big issues and you like spending time with your children
- you have the money to take care of your needs like college, retirement, outsourcing chores etc. [/quote]

BTW - I am not throwing any shade on having a nanny.  Any and all support to raise a kid or run a household or take care of elderly relatives is a boon.   A great nanny can help to make things easier - even for a SAHM.

Being at home with money and help allowed me to do my SAHM role with ease.  I am not the super high energy, super frantic, super efficient person IRL, who can do it all.  I like to do things with support around me.   And I like to do the things that I like to do. For me it was guiding and being with my kids.

I am not a person who cares too much about expensive things, so having a million dollar HHI is not something that I value over time.  As long as I can pay for services, I am happy with my life.  I was able to SAHM with a decent HHI.  It has never reached $500K.  We have always felt very wealthy with just $120K - $400K over the years.  [/quote]

$120k is entry level salary and certainly not enough for one parent to stay home - nevermind feel rich [/quote]

$120k is 150% of the median US HOUSEHOLD income.  Are you insufferable on purpose?[/quote]

Right but most of the US are not ‘doing well’. The pp said they felt rich. In any high col area, $120k is objectively not adequate salary for one parent to justify staying home nevermind feeling wealthy [/quote]

28 years ago - it was RICH.  Today it is - COMFORTABLE.

If you cannot live well  on 120K.  There is something wrong in your entitlement or financial wisdom. [/quote]

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