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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Don't know your budget, but 160K should be enough to SAhM even if for few years.[/quote]

yeah
don't get this

I stayed home on $105K a year in a SF home in a nice area.  two kids - one in a local co-op nursery school

It gets more expensive as they age - with new clothes, activities, braces, you name it.  [/quote]

Her DH MS means she needs good insurance. And eventually he will be unable to work so she needs to maintain career [/quote]

OP here. I pray every day that he'll be able to work as long as he wants to, but of course it isn't a guarantee. Plus, being the sole breadwinner (or even feeling the need to supplement lost income from me going part-time) exerts greater pressure on him. More stress = greater likelihood of an MS episode. We have been incredibly lucky so far, in that he has only had 2 episodes since he was diagnosed 4 years ago. He can walk, and generally you wouldn't know he has MS. Of course, ultimately no one knows what the future holds, so we have to make sure we always have insurance.

His job stability is the same as for most in the private sector -- his company likes him and he seems to be valued now, but of course that can always change. [/quote]

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