How to Afford to Be a Stay at Home Mom

but the tears just wouldn't stop

pine cone he'd found

as i walked out the door that spring day

let's dig in and see how quitting her job to stay at home

the average 4-person household has an effective tax rate of percent

the average worker spends a record high of minutes

food

let's say allison cuts her clothing budget in half and saves $

if you have a baby at home

baby center survey estimated the average cost of disposable diapers and wipes

the same baby center survey pinned formula at $

$ in additional food costs

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how to afford to be a stay at home mom

by shannon clark in stay at home

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are you longing to be home

i had gotten to stay home longer than most

he'll be ok

course

i was his mama

i would have given anything to be at home

how to be a stay at home mom

saving money by not working outside the home

saving money in other areas of your budget

making up the difference by working from home

look at how much you could save just by staying home

in some cases

but first i want to introduce you to allison. she's an average mom

taxes

when you're working

daycare

if you're a working mom

when you stay home

when allison stops working

many moms find that it's cheaper to be a stay at home mom

transportation

when you become a stay at home mom

when you don't have to run out the door to work in the mornings

the bureau of labor statistics reports that the average four-person household spends $

perhaps she eats out

clothes

once you don't have to go into the office every day

on average

diapers & formula

your savings will grow even more as you use your cloth stash beyond the first year

so

let's take a look based on our example above

$3

$ in taxes

$2

$

$

$

$ net income

that's right

i'll walk you through how to calculate your true net income in a second. first