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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]As a DW who makes less than her spouse ($350 vs $190), I would never want to be in a position that I’m not contributing to the family HHI for a number of reasons. [/quote]

What if 1 spouse is making $1 million and the other is making $50k? They're still contributing, but it doesn't matter much. [/quote]

The $50k is immaterial, and probably actually detrimental to the family, but the[b] $50k spouse is probably selfish[/b] and wants to do it. [/quote]

Would you say the same thing if the spouse is instead spending 10K on a hobby instead of making 50K on it instead?

Most people would probably think, "your family is making 1M a year, surely you can spend 10K a year and enjoy yourself."  But doing something you enjoy that also makes your family 50K a year?  That's the thing that's selfish, sure.[/quote]

If you are spending 40+ hours/week on said hobby and expecting your breadwinning spouse to take on a greater portion of childcare/sick day coverage/transport to activities etc, so that you can participate to that level then yes it’s equally selfish. [/quote]

How many breadwinners do you know have the following mindset: "I'm so happy I can make all this money so my other half can become a personal Uber driver for our children rather than having a job they find fulfilling"?[/quote]

Quite a few want a WIFE (similar to the way they collect cars or other things) to stay home and look after his kids (also viewed like a collectable item).  Having a good life with a SAHW is a status symbol.  So long as the wife keeps up her end of the bargain-  always be beautiful, calm, put together, thin, never age, only produce perfect children, be a gracious host, organize everything, be totally deferential, never have a loud or controversial opinion, etc.[/quote]

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