Anonymous
Post 02/11/2015 08:47     Subject: Can we afford to SAH?
OP you can't afford a nanny if you stay home.
Anonymous
Post 02/10/2015 17:06     Subject: Can we afford to SAH?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Trust that God will find a way to provide when you make the choices that are right for you.
This is just the worst advice! What about all those folks living in poverty?


Ditto. Nutty advice.
Anonymous
Post 02/10/2015 16:36     Subject: Can we afford to SAH?
Anonymous wrote:So irresponsible to quit when you make 40% of HHI.


Regardless of the actual salaries involved. Oh wait...
Anonymous
Post 02/10/2015 15:53     Subject: Can we afford to SAH?
So irresponsible to quit when you make 40% of HHI.
Anonymous
Post 02/10/2015 15:52     Subject: Can we afford to SAH?
Anonymous wrote:Govt doesn't necessarily mean Fed


Right. Could be defense contractor.
Anonymous
Post 02/10/2015 15:40     Subject: Can we afford to SAH?
Govt doesn't necessarily mean Fed
Anonymous
Post 02/10/2015 11:26     Subject: Can we afford to SAH?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:An SES at the SEC is paid at close to this level, I expect awards would get you there.


Is anyone else worried that a family that is possibly employed at the SEC cannot do the budget math for an HHI below 300K?

-Grumpy that government physicists don't make this kind of money



The SK scale tops out at 235.
Anonymous
Post 02/10/2015 10:24     Subject: Can we afford to SAH?
Anonymous wrote:Still not seeing where 250K income as a Fed is coming from.


I think CFPB and OCC are somehow able to pay higher than the $230K pay cap that other government agencies have.
Anonymous
Post 02/10/2015 08:06     Subject: Can we afford to SAH?
He could be a physician at the VA in a specialty like cardiothoraic surgery or orthopedic surgery. They are paid on a different pay scale than the GS and make significantly less than they would in the private sector (often half) but do make up to $350K as federal employees. However, there are only a handful of these in the VA system so it would be exceedingly rare for OP's husband to be one of them.
Anonymous
Post 02/10/2015 07:05     Subject: Can we afford to SAH?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:An SES at the SEC is paid at close to this level, I expect awards would get you there.


Is anyone else worried that a family that is possibly employed at the SEC cannot do the budget math for an HHI below 300K?

-Grumpy that government physicists don't make this kind of money



Government biologist here. Yeah, if this were our decision the question would have been whether we could get by on a salary of $80k. DH has more promotion potential than me but according to our calculations we'd have a hard time saving for college on his salary alone, and just less flexibility for unexpected expenses. OP it is really not that hard to sit down and do the math.
Anonymous
Post 02/09/2015 23:45     Subject: Can we afford to SAH?
Anonymous wrote:An SES at the SEC is paid at close to this level, I expect awards would get you there.


Is anyone else worried that a family that is possibly employed at the SEC cannot do the budget math for an HHI below 300K?

-Grumpy that government physicists don't make this kind of money

Anonymous
Post 02/09/2015 21:55     Subject: Can we afford to SAH?
Still not seeing where 250K income as a Fed is coming from.
Anonymous
Post 02/09/2015 21:03     Subject: Can we afford to SAH?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:LOL. What government job has a 250k salary? Did I miss something? Who can't live on 250k in this area? You didn't even say what your mortgage is, or what your budget is. You just want a reaction. You can live on a 60k salary on this area if you want to, you just have to budget.

This seems like a trolly post.


Not a troll, just wondering how expensive kids are. I'm not a mom yet so I put it out there. DH's salary can obviously support the two of us, but what if we become a family of 4?


We are a family of four living quite well on less than $200k.


Same here. I don't feel like we are "sacrificing" anything.
Anonymous
Post 02/09/2015 20:10     Subject: Can we afford to SAH?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I have been a non-practicing attorney for going on twelve years now. This allows me to devote my time to raising our children in a way I did not when I had the obligations of a full-time professional commitment. My spouse of twenty-plus years is blessed with a career they absolutely love, and that pays well.


I meant to add this: When I first left my career OP, our finances were no stronger than yours and we had more children. Trust that God will find a way to provide when you make the choices that are right for you.


What are you envisioning as strong finances to SAH? A DH making $250k is barely enough?


No, not at all. In fact, I specifically say that we were able to make it work on a similar amount and with a bigger family.
Anonymous
Post 02/09/2015 18:41     Subject: Can we afford to SAH?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I have been a non-practicing attorney for going on twelve years now. This allows me to devote my time to raising our children in a way I did not when I had the obligations of a full-time professional commitment. My spouse of twenty-plus years is blessed with a career they absolutely love, and that pays well.


I meant to add this: When I first left my career OP, our finances were no stronger than yours and we had more children. Trust that God will find a way to provide when you make the choices that are right for you.


What are you envisioning as strong finances to SAH? A DH making $250k is barely enough?