“There are a confluence of forces - the global financial crisis, environmental concerns and a new cocooning - which are pulling together to form the new homemaker.”
Well, this actually has been coming for quite some time, but I hope it gains a foothold and women start realizing how rewarding the Domestic Arts can be and how good it is for your kids to have a Mom at home and how wonderful it is for your family’s budget bottom line. :)
Budget wise, staying at home has never been good for my family. I have a degree in Computer Science, and financially it would have always been better for me to work full-time.
I think it probably depends on how much money you make. I know if I was working I’d be making 6 figures with stock options.
However, we don’t regret that I quit working. My husband and I have always thought it was better for the kids/family to have 1 parent at home. It wasn’t a financial decision.