Wanna be SAHM
I am pregnant with my first baby and planning on taking 18months mat leave. I know it will go by fast.
My mom was a full time sahm and it was so nice to have her around more growing up. I know it’s not an easy job but I always thought I would like to be a sahm too when kids came into the picture…at least when they are really little.
I have a good career but it’s busy and stressful at times. I am lucky I can work from home 50% but I just wish I could focus on family life for the next while….i just don’t know how to do it or where to start . The world we live in is expensive, kids are expensive so we really do need two incomes unless have a plan on how to make this thought realistic.
How do you full time sahm do it? Have i missed the “trick”?
I’ve looked into starting a business ie E-commerce but there is so much to know it’s overwhelming tbh and still not clear if it’s worth efforts.
Does anyone have any suggestions or am I living in a fantasy thinking being a sahm is even possible?
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Depends on where you live, your lifestyle, your husbands job and the like. My husband is military and his salary is good enough that we could cut out car payments, cable, and most subscriptions and be okay at most duty stations. Places like Elpaso and Lawton we were comfortable enough on one income. Places like Seattle we could not afford on only his income without things getting way to tight for comfort.
You have 18 months. For the first 6 months focus only on baby and you then for the next year focus on getting your business ideas profitable (and baby and you ofc). It’s definitely doable :). I hope you are able to do just that!!
I feel the same. I want to be sahm and also run my small business on the side and earn enough to be a supporting salary
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Wanna be SAHM
I am pregnant with my first baby and planning on taking 18months mat leave. I know it will go by fast.
My mom was a full time sahm and it was so nice to have her around more growing up. I know it’s not an easy job but I always thought I would like to be a sahm too when kids came into the picture…at least when they are really little.
I have a good career but it’s busy and stressful at times. I am lucky I can work from home 50% but I just wish I could focus on family life for the next while….i just don’t know how to do it or where to start . The world we live in is expensive, kids are expensive so we really do need two incomes unless have a plan on how to make this thought realistic.
How do you full time sahm do it? Have i missed the “trick”?
I’ve looked into starting a business ie E-commerce but there is so much to know it’s overwhelming tbh and still not clear if it’s worth efforts.
Does anyone have any suggestions or am I living in a fantasy thinking being a sahm is even possible?
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