Re: Two-Income Trap
A very interesting Thread. My wife and I both work full-time jobs and have a 3 month old son and 19 month old daughter. My job is more of a paycheck, but is close to 70% of our income. My wife's job is a passion, she loves what she does. If she was making the income I was, I'd have no issue staying at home and raising the little ones, but that is just not the case. So although having the two little ones in daycare (just started back the first of the year with both of them) is close to breakeven from a cost perspective with my wifes salary, my wife can still do what she loves, and is lucky to be off around 2pm each day so she can still get one on one time with the little ones. So although her job is full-time, her hours are very favorable.
Her job will also be perfect for when the kids are in school being able to drop them off in the morning, and then be there when they get home, so we know things will get easier. There are times I wish she would stay home, as that would be more "convient" as mornings can be hectic (I was used to the 15 minutes roll out of bed and run), but there is something to be said to be able to be excited to go to work everyday like she is. I actually envy that. As with everything with children, you adjust. So instead of sleeping into 7am, you wake up to "Daddy, where are you" at 5:30am.
Wolf
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