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Jan 15, 2022
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LaserCoug
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I’ll also add that my wife works from home and that our nanny is my oldest
Daughter from my first marriage. The relationship they developed is priceless. But go ahead and roll your eyes.
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Second jobs seem more common now. I have a second job, started so my wife didn’t
byu1
1/15/22 9:53am
With all due respect to the culture most of us grew up with (mom at home),
CrimsonCoug81
1/15/22 9:57am
And depending on what the childcare needs at home are, it's often good for the
ebv
1/15/22 10:03am
Ya. I mostly agree with this. Except in certain situations. I make more working
byu1
1/15/22 10:09am
Both spouses work, wait longer to have kids, and have fewer kids. These are tremendous advantages financially and is
Odysseus
1/15/22 10:10am
Can confirm. Early 30s, married, no kids yet. Double income is nice. Not worried
4thand19
1/15/22 10:15am
True but there are more important things than money
CaliforniaCougar22
1/15/22 11:04am
Agreed. People just need to realize there are trade-offs and then pick the life they want
Odysseus
1/15/22 11:18am
My wife earns close to what I do so it made sense for her to keep working plus
LaserCoug
1/15/22 10:17am
I’ll also add that my wife works from home and that our nanny is my oldest
LaserCoug
1/15/22 10:40am
I still have yet to hear from a stay at home mom or her husband say
brazilcoug
1/15/22 10:23am
My wife and I do not regret both of us working.
Ted Lasso
1/15/22 10:27am
This is sad to me. I’m not saying you’re bad people, far from that.
brazilcoug
1/15/22 10:34am
Not every family can fit that "ideal model." I would have preferred a situation
Ted Lasso
1/15/22 10:39am
What is stopping a family in our society from having one parent stay at home?
brazilcoug
1/15/22 10:44am
Why don’t you run a budget for a $50k gross income in the salt lake area.
valleus
1/15/22 10:51am
When men have the mentality as a sole provider, I guarantee they won’t
brazilcoug
1/15/22 11:17am
Who says they have to live in Salt Lake? There are much cheaper places to live
CaliforniaCougar22
1/15/22 11:18am
I’m not a teacher and my budget is still 50k/year on my own. Math doesn’t work.
DC15
1/15/22 12:41pm
Interesting story. When I was in my early to mid 30s I made
brazilcoug
1/15/22 1:57pm
I’m happy for you. And hope I can get there someday. I’ve increased my salary
DC15
1/15/22 2:22pm
If you had a wife that wanted to work, would you demand she stay home?
LiveCoug
1/15/22 8:03pm
Probably not.
brazilcoug
1/15/22 9:24pm
that's good
LiveCoug
1/15/22 9:27pm
Your opinion is condescending. Stop being sad for the good choices others make and just realize
CDV
1/15/22 10:41am
A woman working in today’s world will spend more time on average 1:1 with each kid than in 1950
molodyets
1/15/22 4:14pm
Best decision we ever made was my wife staying home. Would recommend every time.
stenso
1/15/22 10:28am
Every family out there has the ability to have a stay at home parent lifestyle.
brazilcoug
1/15/22 10:32am
Not every family.
Ted Lasso
1/15/22 10:40am
Same. And kids are older now so she’s working part time now as she wants and works with teen schedules.
Turnpike Lane
1/15/22 11:15am
My wife always wanted to be a SAHM and once she had our first, she has. It’s
hansel
1/15/22 2:39pm
Your wife probably secretly hates you
Non-mo Coug
1/15/22 11:11am
I just asked her, she said she doesn’t.
stenso
1/15/22 11:22am
That's a weird relationship you have with Brazilcoug's wife but ok
Non-mo Coug
1/15/22 11:28am
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insanobueno
1/15/22 3:07pm
We would regret it if my wife didn’t have her job. That work?
insanobueno
1/15/22 3:08pm
My stay at home wife is going nuts. She needs a job. And that is ok.
LiveCoug
1/15/22 8:02pm
Stumbling upon a thread where brazilcoug is sharing strong opinion…
garyfan
1/15/22 8:16pm
My wise MBA program director would always say…don’t pay too much for your money
Squirt
1/15/22 10:38am
Why isn't this a problem for more people.
ReyOso
1/15/22 10:40am
And in the grand scheme of eternity..what value really does money have?
Squirt
1/15/22 10:43am
It doesn’t have any value. But a relationship with your kids has a ton of value.
brazilcoug
1/15/22 11:43am
Because we all want fancy things that didn't exist
The Accounting Barro
1/15/22 11:16am
Our consumption has gone through the roof. Median home size more than doubled
molodyets
1/15/22 4:17pm
We in the middle class exist to
Mitty
1/15/22 7:51pm
I just quit my 2nd Job teaching online at BYU-I
tjngirlz
1/15/22 12:55pm
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