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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Even when DH was earning 200k, I didn't think we could make it. When you stay home, you tend to spend money. I would hate to be home all the time with no money to spend on activities and vacations.[/quote]

This has not been our experience. [/quote]

I know SAHMs who don't send their kids to preschool, never eat out, can't afford gym memberships, can't join the pool, etc. I would not want to live that way. As kids get older, their activities also start adding up. I'm a SAHM and we still spend $5k+ on just summer camp. [/quote]

Why are you spending that kind of money on summer camp if you're SAhm? The whole point of sahm is not outsourcing all day childcare.[/quote]

Not a SAHM, but we have an AuPair and camps are not meant to warehouse our kids. Many of the camps we do are only 5-6 hours and don't cover our work day, hence the AuPair. My kids go to the Computer programming camp that Georgetown puts on, the Naval Academy lacrosse camp, camp friendship for a week, and archery camp. None of the adults in our home can give our kids the rich experiences that these camps offer, regardless if myself or DH SAH. These camps run us 8k each summer.[/quote]

PP here. My kids go to tennis, golf and various enrichment camps. They are not cheap and kids love them. Most of the camps they attend are 3 hours per day.[/quote]

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