Posted by Broken on February 17, 2005, at 10:52:13
In reply to Re: Single income families...esp. women, pls reply, posted by jay on February 17, 2005, at 7:37:48
> > In this day in age...you **need** two incomes...NOT to buy a BMW...but to buy the kids a nice set of clothes and a nice warm house...if you are a working class person. Please...spare me the excuses...been there done it bought the t-shirt.
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> Jay
Not sure what excuses you mean? You're generalizing. I work in a steel mill. I am a working class male. Yes I put in a lot of hours, but at the moment, there is no need to have my wife working. I spoil my children a bit, they do have nice clothes, and a warm home. They also have their own televisions, dvd players, video games, and a Dell pc with wireless internet. I'm not trying to brag, but to say that you *need* two incomes if you are a working class person, is not necessarily true. And for me, speaking only for myself, the extra money we might have does not even compare to what my wife provides my children and I. I do not mean to sound pompas, but I definitely take great pride in the fact that my wife has a choice in what she prefers to do. As was said before, the answer is different for everyone.
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