Question: Why Would Anyone Want to Be an At-Home Parent?
Answer: There's not a cookie-cutter reason parents decide to stay home with the kids. Some plan to be at-home parents years before their kids are born. Others choose to put their careers on hold temporarily or leave them behind permanently once the baby arrives. There are also those who continue to work but later quit the workforce to stay home. Some are unexpectedly cast in the at-home role when one spouse is laid off.
Sometimes, at-home parents don't have a choice financially but to keep one parent at home. Breaking down your finances, you may find the costs of working, job-related expenses and the high price of child care may actually mean you're paying more to collect a paycheck than you would to stay at home with the kids.
