[citizenkeen]

My wife and I read the Two Income Trap early in our relationship. Then I went to grad school. Then she went to grad school. Then I went to grad school again.

After seven years, we had never really had two incomes, only one.

So when we had a kid, all of our expectations were built on one income. We maintained those - my wife has been a SAHM now for almost three years. She's going to go back when he starts pre-school one or two days a week, but she'll be choosing satisfaction over money, and only to keep skills relevant (she still gets job offers). If I ever lose my job, she can make a call, get a job (she's privileged in her field), and pick up 80% of my slack. We did this so that we never have to be too worried about my team scaling down.

It helps me sleep at night.