Stay at Home Moms....How

[Pete]

Now THAT is funny!



You gonna be around later?....I have something to deliver and pick up from you

I have TKD, be home around 7ish.

Pick up?

 

[Pete]

Well it is tough. Sometimes making ends meet on $220K a year is tough BUT when I get that $13K in arrears child support she owes me I am going to be high on the hog.

I exaggerated. I checked my records and it is not $13K it is only $9,746.24. $55.76 a week sure does add up fast.

 

[abbey]

I exaggerated. I checked my records and it is not $13K it is only $9,746.24. $55.76 a week sure does add up fast.

My ex owes 60,000. but I knew he wasn't going to pay when he yelled it across the court room during our divorce, I just said ok and it will continue to add up, and it has, gosh that would be a great day if I ever got that, but I am not holding my breath.

 

[camily]

My world as I currently know it will end tomorrow. After being out of work for roughly 6 months with my bebe, I go back to work tomorrow. I have enjoyed every second with my sweet precious little one.

I am sad. Come hug me, please.

I thought you were back to work? I remember a thread about it at his 6-8 week mark?

 

[marianne]

I currently work full-time and would love to stay home with my 5 year old, possible work part time while she is in school. I just dont know if hubby and I could make it. He makes pretty good money, but we don't want to be totally broke. I make good money as well but after gas, daycare, I have about 300 left over....any suggestions would be nice.

Do you need suggestions on a part time job or are you assuming you'll work part time at your current job? You should probably see a financial consultant. They'll go over detailed budget with you to see if you could make it on just hubby's salary. If you can't, then you need to consider things like a different job for you, a different job for hubby, or an alternate means of making income / decreasing expenses. A really good financial consultant will help you think through such different alternatives.

I went through this with my financial guy when my daughter was born. He helped me establish and stick to a long-range plan such that when the kids are in school full time, I won't need to work full time and we would have the same standard of living. The bad part is that's coming up very soon for me and while I've been looking forward for the past four years to working part time, my kids would now prefer I not be home with them If you want, I can give you the contact info for my financial consultant - he's really helped me.

 

[BadGirl]

I thought you were back to work? I remember a thread about it at his 6-8 week mark?

Yep, you are correct; you have a good memory. At my eight week mark after Bubba's birth, I went back to work for 5 weeks. Then I had my back surgery and was out for an additional 12 weeks. All told, since Jan 1st, I've only worked 5 weeks. I liked being out.

 

[robbie]

I started staying home when son was 2 1/2. Quit a good paying postal job (yeah, ha, ha). I have done daycare ever since. He's 15 and daughter is 9. No matter how much you think they need you when their little, double that and thats how much they need you when they're big. I get the homework done for my daycare kids and I can tell they miss going home to mom and dad. My oldest would be out god knows where after school but he comes home because he knows I'm here. They've both been in sports because I can get them there between hubby and me. The daycare has been great for socializing for them. I see some mom's stay home and the kids are so bored and really have no socializing. Some days it drives you nuts but to see them asleep and not have to get up at the crack of dawn to be dropped off has been great.