I was unemployed (technically) for a year after the birth of our DS. It was my choice.
It cost less because we did not have to pay for daycare. I did not use my car as much so gas and oil changes etc went down. I did not have to spend money to replace work clothing. We downsized to a slightly smaller apartment with a yard (#1 cost less, #2 no more 6 flights of stairs to go up). I sold the stock I had from my work at the job talked about above. Because I have more time for it, I shopped for the best deals on food.
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