I've been lucky to been able to stay home with my boys thus far, and getting by with photography (my first love). However, it really is feast or famine. I was a teen mom, and besides my VERY short first marriage, I've been fortunate that my parents have put a roof over mine and my kid's heads while I was in school since FI lives an hour away on base.
However, now we are getting married and planning on moving into our new home about a month early in September. FI gets housing allowence, but I had really been thinking about getting a full-time job since my oldest son is starting school next fall (daycare for two kids=$1200. It's insane). I applied around for about a month and went back in forth in my head about what was best for my new family.
Well, I interviewed awhile back with a company and absolutely fell in love with the atmosphere and proximity to our new house. I got the job offer last friday and I start Monday- with a much better salary than I was expecting!
I am so excited because now we can afford to save for a few things that weren't in the buget for the wedding- and also put some more $$ in the kid's college funds plus live comfortably each month. Win-win! I am so so excited.
Married 6/23/2012
