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re: Talk to me about homeschooling
Posted on 10/2/14 at 5:12 pm to eleventy
Posted on 10/2/14 at 5:12 pm to eleventy
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There are people doing a lot with a little.
Yeah I was always curious about this because you see when I was growing up both my parents worked...combined income maybe around $60,000.
There is no way and hell that we could survive only on one person's income...
I guess I just find it hard to fathom how much money is lost by the other spouse not working
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Posted on 10/2/14 at 5:13 pm to gaetti15
Honestly? I try not to think about it!!
Posted on 10/2/14 at 6:34 pm to gaetti15
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I guess I just find it hard to fathom how much money is lost by the other spouse not working
It's doable. Even on 50K a year.
My wife left her teaching job in 2011 and home schooled our two oldest for a couple of years. She joined a local homeschooling group and it was all "dad works, mom teaches/raises kids". Some made more than us, others less. You adjust your lifestyle and make it work.
They're back in public school now but she still hasn't gone back to the work force (we have a 2yo and one on the way.) I don't anticipate her going back for a while and frankly, I hope she doesn't. The pace of life is soooo much better. She takes care of everything at home and I can focus on my career.
It probably sounds crazy, but the $40K gross that we're leaving on the table is not as valuable to me as the home life that we have now. And no, I'm not an OT baller
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