[Jenya]

Two paychecks are needed because they live in a 2000 sq. ft. home, own two cars, eat out a lot, have computers, TV's, cable, internet access, etc. If people lived more modestly, they could make it on one paycheck.

So, what should they live in tiny homes with no tvs, internet, etc. That's not living the high life. My friend and her husband do not live extravagantly, but since homes are so expensive, as well as everything else, they both have to work. They drive older cars to get the kids around and to get to work. They have college to save for, retirement.

It's not like the old days when the cost of living allowed a family to live on one paycheck. People aren't going to live like Quakers.

[Always Right]

It's not like the old days when the cost of living allowed a family to live on one paycheck.

Maybe, but then again I know some people that work that don't get paid too much more than what they pay in childcare.

[HungarianGypsy]

So, what should they live in tiny homes with no tvs, internet, etc. That's not living the high life. My friend and her husband do not live extravagantly, but since homes are so expensive, as well as everything else, they both have to work. They drive older cars to get the kids around and to get to work. They have college to save for, retirement.
Yipes! I live in a tiny home. Maybe 1200 sq. feet. We hope to add on eventually. In my families case, we actually save money by me staying home. If I worked outside of home (I am trying a work at home position that hasn't proved profitable) I would just be working topay a babysitter.