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How I Became a Stay at Home Mom in a High Cost Area

December 5, 2015 By Aileen 3 Comments This post contains affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate and member of other affiliate programs, I earn from qualifying purchases.

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How I became a Stay at Home Mom in a High Cost Area

I never thought I would be a stay-at-home-mom before I had my first child. I took pride in working and did not feel the need to change anything.

My husband had mentioned the idea of my staying home once we had kids, but I never thought we could afford it. In fact, we couldn’t afford for me to stay home — I was bringing in almost half of our income!

To read the rest of this post, please head over to Money Saving Mom where I share How I Became a Stay at Home Mom in a High Cost Area.

I’m really excited to share my story and am honored to be featured by Crystal on Money Saving Mom.

If you are visiting from Money Saving Mom, welcome!

I am a mom of two little ones living in Northern California. I blog about family friendly recipes, motherhood, and cooking with kids.

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  1. shannon

    April 27, 2016 at 11:12 am

    I love this post. You offer great advice for those trying to stay at home. I need these great tools for myself!

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    • Aileen

      April 27, 2016 at 2:05 pm

      Thanks Shannon!

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