With our family, I honestly believe we might be able to make it with one of us working *if* he took a night job and *if* we had the car paid off and *if* we gave up a LOT of stuff, some of which is fluffy -- digital cable, internet cable, both cell phones -- and if he had all his debt paid off. I really do think we could get by mathematically if we had just the mortgage, the heat and electric, water, and one phone. It'd be tight as HELL, but it could be done.
Unfortunately, he's not done paying off his debt, and we just got the car five months ago (used, but payments for another year or so!), and all our favorite shows are on cable -- which may or may not be cheaper than trying to find entertainment outside the house.
As it is, he'll spend most of his summer with K, and I'll probably take a vacation with her sometime in the next year, giving him a vacation from running home to get her for his two hours of childcare every day after work.
In our family, he cleans more prettily, but I believe I clean more thoroughly more regularly. And I'm the one more likely to get stuff fixed around the house. And while he has health insurance from his employer, our dental is through mine.
It's not ideal, but it works. I just kind of wish I were part time.
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Date: 2006-02-07 07:45 pm (UTC)Unfortunately, he's not done paying off his debt, and we just got the car five months ago (used, but payments for another year or so!), and all our favorite shows are on cable -- which may or may not be cheaper than trying to find entertainment outside the house.
As it is, he'll spend most of his summer with K, and I'll probably take a vacation with her sometime in the next year, giving him a vacation from running home to get her for his two hours of childcare every day after work.
In our family, he cleans more prettily, but I believe I clean more thoroughly more regularly. And I'm the one more likely to get stuff fixed around the house. And while he has health insurance from his employer, our dental is through mine.
It's not ideal, but it works. I just kind of wish I were part time.