Poll: Things you will not give up to be a SAHM

JDCSKF · February 2009

I know some of us are just scraping by, but what things can you not live without?

ali-1411 · February 2009

Food, decent housing, 2 cars, alcohol, health insurance, cable.

Actually I could do without cable. But DH would not

JDCSKF · February 2009

* New socks - I hate wearing and seeing people with holes in their socks.

*Good shoes - I have at least one pair of good all purpose (dress, casual, park).

*Gym membership - This is one thing we can't live without, and there are so many benefits for us health wise. We do put our membership on a 3 month hold during the summer because we are outside being active during the summer.

gr8danemom · February 2009

My daughter's preschool. She loves it and I feel it's really important. I'll sacrifice other things before I would cut that. Luckily I make a little extra money on the side that covers that expense.

CameraPerson · February 2009

Our house,retirement saving and general saving, our current standards for living. Otherwise, I would give up most things.

drunkenwife · February 2009

ali-1411:
Food, decent housing, 2 cars, alcohol, health insurance, cable.

All that plus internet. Yes

brightning · February 2009

Cell phone, health insurance, good food and drinks, occasional dinners out, air conditioning, Internet, our house.

I'd be fine w/o cable but DH would not!

Sept17.05Bride · February 2009

I was actually just thinking of this this morning! I could not give up:

Our house, cell phone, good food, cars, high speed internet, health insurance, good coffee, and cable.

userdeleted · February 2009

Food and Water, Shelter, Electricity, Some form of transportation, Clothing.

Edit: I'll add not being in debt (consumer debt, not including a possible mortgage or student loans). I won't send my family into debt to be a SAHM, but it's important enough to me that I would give up almost everything else, as long as DH is still on board (which he would be).

goillini823 · February 2009

Internet!!!!!!!! OMG I think I would go nutty without it! LOL. I can do w/o cable, but DH would go crazy. LOL.

annak23 · February 2009

Internet & cable, heating & AC, cars, cellphones.

mandymack · February 2009

If things were different and we had to cut back on things I would give up just about everything material except internet!

DaisyAdair · February 2009

I wouldn't give up my Dish. But, it's only $65./mo, so it's not like getting rid of it is the difference between paying bills and not paying bills!

I probably wouldn't want to give up Internet either, but I WAH (I'm a Realtor, so I work commission only). If I ever wanted any kind of success at it, I need my Internet.

Again, that's only $22./mo, so not like it's going to make a HUGE difference.

AshleyEric609 · February 2009

Cable/Internet & Cell phone.

My cell is my business number (wedding photography) and I need internet to run my website/answer emails.

punkfiction · February 2009

of course the general things we need to live, then insurance, cars, etc, but as for frivolous things -

gym membership

cable/internet

cell

alarm

Amie Schulz · February 2009

Things are tight, but we will still buy organic and GOOD food. We've limited the beer and the wine though. :-)

J+O · February 2009

The internet, my car, my cellphone and getting my hair done by my expensive hair stylist (I go to her less often which I can bare.)

Other than that I can deal without pedi & mani's and shopping. ?I'm a big fan of the library so that's like my mall anyways, and it's free.

stcroixbride · February 2009

there are reasons I still work PT

I could not give up internet - but TV? Maybe, as long as I can watch all my shows online

We also wouldn't cut out things like retirement savings and continuing savings for us and DD's college in order for me to stay home FT.

My DH now is making what we said would have allowed me to SAH FT - I have found my PT job gives me a break and it is allowing us to be less tight with our budget AND save even MORE, so I have decided it is in our best interest for me to keep working.

Chrisy-Wyobride · February 2009

A decent home (even rental I'd be OK), one car, health insurance, food...not much else.

jkiss58 · February 2009

i wouldn't give up anything honestly. We probably wouldn't have had a 2nd LO if we had to dramatically change our lifestyle for me to SAH.

So Long Astoria · February 2009

- Owning our own home

That's all I can really say would be an issue with us. I could make do without the other luxuries. Thankfully it's not an issue, but if it were.

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