I read this book while on maternity leave back in 2003. It was a real eye opener for me and think it will be for all of those who read it. During my last pregnancy, my husband and I both only worked part-time. I was actually considered a quarter-time employee because I worked a total of thirty-hours per week to keep my benefits. My husband and I made the decision to have one of us become a part-time employee so we could nurture our family more but it worked out where we both could work part-time for a while. Am I am truly grateful for it. With that being said, towards the end of my pregnancy I found out my husband wasn't getting his paycheck on regular schedule because the company he was working for was having some financial difficulties and couldn't pay their employees at weeks at a time, and some employees had to go a month without being paid. Well my husband kept this news from me because he didn't want me to worry. But once he told me, I became worried that I would need to get back to work sooner then the 10 weeks I had requested off. Well by God's grace, I got my ten weeks off and we never skipped a beat in providing for our family because we had been wise in how we managed our household as well as our finances. I'm sharing this story to say, I'm truly blessed to have the husband I have. And because of God's favor and my husband's upbringing, as well as his professional training, life was good. My husband made some smart moves early on in his life, as far as investments, moves that would allow him to provide for his future family no matter if he had a job or not. We are truly blessed to not be in a two income trap situation but we also plan and make the necessary sacrifices in hopes of never having to be. We as a family have been blessed to be blessings to others, and because of that God has remained faithful to our family. I encourage everyone to read this book, it's a eye opener and points out the true reasons some of us are stuck in the two income trap.
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