I don't know that there is a "better" of the two or anything like that. And each situation is unique. Staying home enable(s) me to have a lot more time with my family. However, my husband's income alone can not support us. We've known that for a while, though. For me it was either get a job, or go back to school. Getting a job solves the immediate need (for money), though, so that kind of won out.

Having some extra money is really very nice. Admittedly, a lot of it has been burnt up on take-out foods. Embarrassed to admit it, but that's the cold, hard, facts. Although, Loo needs shoes and I won't have to charge them or wait for a paycheck for them. I can get them. The problem is finding the time to get them. Heh.

I have to figure out how to manage my time and my money better. That would help some of our situation with unbalanced checkbooks and lack of solid groceries for days on end (because I don't have it in me to go BIG shopping).

Today my goals are two things (beyond my regular responsibilities like work, getting the kids where they need to be):

Grocery shopping (BIG shopping, like enough food for more than a couple days)
Throw some grass seed on the lawn where the bare spots are (that's as close as I get to actually doing anything about grass -- seems to work OK)

Happy Friday!!