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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP, we live in flyover country too. Our neighbor lost his well paying job 20 months ago. His well educated wife has been a SAHM for a number of years.

The DH can’t find another job even close to the salary he had before. He carried their health insurance. Everything is on him. He’s 45 and he’s unemployed.

[b]The DW hasn’t worked in over a decade. She can’t make any money. She can’t even get an interview.[/b]

If you want to roll the dice, go for it.[/quote]

That right there is why I work, albeit part-time. I like the money I earn, but I don’t need it. We could cut costs—we’ve done it before. I just really need security. I need to be able to support my husband and family in an emergency. I think it also reduces DH’s stress to know that I could get into the workforce quickly.

(BTW, I’m not criticizing SAHPs. I was one myself when that was better for our family.)[/quote]

+1 this is me too. I’d quit tomorrow! Corporate life and just the whole career slog machine is gross. I’m not cut out for it. And yes, family life benefits from an adult who can run and organize all the things IMO. But I’m not a DCUMer from a rich family nor did I marry money. Do we “need” my salary to pay the mortgage this month - no. Would we be screwed by a tragedy or bad luck, a disabling incident, or if my husband were to be laid off and unable to find another good white color job ever again at age 50? Yep. Do we have grandparents picking up the tab for college, braces, camp? Nope. So I work, work, work. We need the extra safety net. It sucks OP, I feel you. I try to compartmentalize as much as possible and think of my career as a tool to support my family, not as my life. [/quote]

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