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Originally Posted by SomeRandomGuy  I am not saying there is anything wrong with wanting a bigger house, extra car, cable, internet and cell phone access. I am only trying to point out that if a family wants to be a single-income family it is entirely possible. |
ITA—I've been a stay-at-home mother myself, but the problem is that most people, even before they get pregnant, already have the belief that they can't have a family without dual incomes. They go along with whatever's out there, instead of trying to find information that will help them to have the kind of family life THEY want.
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When we had a dual-income household we actually had less money than we do now. We were both working long hours to support a lifestyle that did not particularly make us happy. We were slaves to our materialism.
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Yep, btdt myself! I spend far less money now that I no longer work outside the home. Also, I now realize that I used to go shopping as a way of relieving the stress from working. Now I mostly can't stand to go shopping, especially at malls *cringe*.