If your family wants a stay at home parent, it can be done on your current salary. You likely need to make changes to your budget but it could be worth it. Maybe even move to a cheaper house. The combination of a professor's schedule and a stay at home parent would mean lots of time invested in directly raising and educating your children. There is a lot of value there.
How much more does your spouse really make, after taxes (considering the marginal rate for income above your salary), than the cost of childcare for 3 kids? What are you doing with that extra income? Is it really more important than her being able to be with the kids?
How much more does your spouse really make, after taxes (considering the marginal rate for income above your salary), than the cost of childcare for 3 kids? What are you doing with that extra income? Is it really more important than her being able to be with the kids?
Statistics: Posted by leeks — Thu Mar 21, 2024 8:55 pm — Replies 13 — Views 1134