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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I never wanted to be a SAHM because I saw what happened when my uncle was killed by a drunk driver.  The life insurance money wasn't enough and they had to move, my aunt had to get back to work as a nurse.[/quote]

So you're going to work because your aunt had to work?[/quote]

Because relying on someone else for income can be unstable.  I learned from this lesson to carry enough life insurance to pay for my house of something happened but also to never put myself in a situation where I can't support myself.[/quote]

I don’t get it.  Your aunt didn’t work; then she did work.  What did her period of not working have to do with the tragedy of her husband dying unexpectedly and their lives being upended?  Do you think if she had worked continuously that whole time Dad dying wouldn’t have had any financial impact to the family?[/quote]

Yes?  It took significant time for her to get back to working at the same level she was before she quit, and in that in between time they lost their house.[/quote]

The majority of folks in this area (and actually in the entire country) would lose their house if either half of the couple died, even if both have always worked full time.  The reality is that if your aunt had never stayed home they would most likely have just purchased a more expensive house and they STILL would have lost it.

The real lesson from your aunt’s story is that they should have had more life insurance on your uncle.[/quote]

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