[CROSSHIGHWAYMAN]

Could it be that thousands of job-seekers have dropped out of the looking category so they can stay at home and take care of their kids?

Must be nice to afford to live again on one spouse income!

[newgeezer]

Like everything else, it comes down to a choice. All us parents make the choice, even if we give it nary a thought.

[pamlet]

We thought living on one income would be VERY tough when I resigned my job in order to homeschool - BUT it hasn't been nearly as tough as we thought. We just don't eat out as much - that alone has been a HUGE savings..

The benefits have far outweighed the sacrifice.

[netmilsmom]

It's not as hard as one would think. I live in jeans and shirts from Salvation Army. So do the girls. They sleep in t-shirts (stops the 10.00 a pop for pjs), we eat in and when we do go out the little one's split a 99 cent chicken nuggett order and each get their own fries. I bring milk from home. Since I pulled by daughter from school, our gasoline bills are cut in half and I pack my hubby's lunch.
My girls will probably not go to Disney World but we do go to Six Flags once a year.
In the meantime, my girls are best friends. I get to choose who they associate with. I don't hear words we don't use, if you get what I mean. My six year old, who was pegged with ADD, finishes the work in three hours that they did in a week in 1st grade. She is doing second grade work. My little one, who would not be able to go to school for 2 years because of her birthday, is reading and doing simple sums. For all the talk of how hard it would be, it is the easiest thing I have ever done.

And I pray everyday in thanks for the FReepers who helped convince my hubby that this is right!!!

[kittymyrib]

Cut up your credit cards, cook meals at home, entertain yourself and your children with family activities that require time instead of money and you will find you really don't have to have two incomes, one of which usually goes to the government in taxes anyway.

[savedbygrace]

It requires real sacrifices. You decide to afford it, which means you cut back on other stuff. It's a total committment.

[cantfindagoodscreenname]

Must be nice to afford to live again on one spouse income!

I'd live in the lowest of circumstances if that's what it took to teach my children at home. I do know many homeschoolers who are not well off, but who make the sacrifice so that their children can get an excellent education.

And something else....it *IS* nice to afford to live on my spouse's income. He works very hard and earns it. Do you have a problem with people making a decent income?