Post by RoxMonster on Jan 29, 2015 17:53:53 GMT -5
I don't think I could. I get bored about halfway through my summer break (though I still enjoy it and treasure my summers off).
I would need to volunteer or something. Or if money was no object, I could finally move to the beach somewhere warm and open up the coffee/book shop I've always wanted to open up. Make my own hours and look at the ocean all day.
Sure. I'd want to keep one foot in my field by volunteering or taking freelance work, just in case. But mostly I would be so happy to read in bed for hours on end.
We'd have to be very, very wealthy in order for me to feel like I didn't need to work.
Even with no money concerns, I like my job and wouldn't mind working part time. But I don't have a job that's very translatable into PT work. Most of my work is mergers & acquisitions so I really have to work whenever, wherever.
Post by aprilsails on Jan 29, 2015 19:02:10 GMT -5
I would love to as long as I had my own money also. I would keep busy working with volunteer programs at the yacht club in the summer and quilting through the winter, possibly teaching.
I am a SAHM now with no plans to ever go back to work, although obviously I would if we needed the money. We have several hefty life insurance policies on DH so if, God forbid, something happened to him, I would have plenty of money to support myself and the kids.
I hated my job so even without the kids, I would have been a SAHW in a second if I had had the chance. The money was very nice though and helped us afford our house.
Post by SpartanGirl on Jan 29, 2015 19:53:57 GMT -5
Absolutely. I would love to have the time to volunteer and travel and do whatever I want.
I SAH now, and we aren't sure if I will go back to work once the kids are all in school full time. I'm both nervous and excited about the possibility of staying home long term (I've already been home for almost a decade).
Post by bohemianmango on Jan 29, 2015 21:17:58 GMT -5
I was a SAHW for a few months right before my older DD was born. I was trying to find myself. I enjoyed it but got bored at times. All my friends were working. Plus, I like earning my own money and spending without guilt.
Post by rachel6789 on Jan 29, 2015 21:39:51 GMT -5
I should say no because I absolutely love my job, but I probably would. After my maternity leave ended I crunched numbers to see how we would be financially if I was a SAHM. We could do it but money would be really tight. So if I didn't have to worry about money I would absolutely stay home.
I SAH now been doing it for the past 2 years with the kids, but I'm also independent. When I gave up my career, I already had a plan in mind. 7 months later, I started my own business while I was in my third trimester with my 3rd.