Would you stay home if money was no issues?

[Nexla]

If money was no issue and you could just stay home and do your hobbies, read, work out, see friends and then keep the house ticking over would you or would you rather work?

Work? What is this work?! 😂

People have different skills and personalities and find themselves in different circumstances, sometimes changing one year to the next. Do what's right for you now op.

Yep!

@BaconCozzers lol!

It depends. If it means doing the school run every day, and all the clubs, and all the housework (rather than outsourcing like I do now) then absolutely not. If I can keep the support and just replace work with hobbies and lunch then I would consider it. Once the kids have left home and I would be free to travel then definitely.

@Mumaway I don't have kids so no childcare duties!

I go a bit mad on my own all day, I need other people to talk to. If I could find something a bit less stressful than work that fulfilled that requirement then absolutely.

How much money would I have? Millions? Yes! I would travel the world in style, then look at starting a business, maybe a restaurant or bar (I’d have millions so wouldn’t be worried about tuning a profit).

If I was on the money I am now without having to work, no way. I’d plough through that in the first week!!

@Tarantella6 I think I'd still see people but I'm also pretty happy in my own company.

No, I tried it (admittedly with children) and was really bored.

There aren’t that many people around in the day mid week, so unless you have a large group of close friends also not working, what are you going to do all day?

Gym and classes are a few hours, pop to the supermarket, tidy up, read a book. You’ve still got another 4-5hrs until your partner gets home.

I found it really lonely and unfulfilling. That said it’s what my mum has done for 40+ yrs she seems perfectly happy.

Yes I would.
I would however do some volunteering/community based activities.
I am a SAHM at the moment but I have zero desire to have to be going to work ever again.

If I genuinely didn't need to work and wouldn't disadvantage my children by not working I might stop or cut my hours but id want to do something that I felt benefited society a bit - volunteering or paid role (I work in non profit medical research).

I do know quite a lot of people who are currently cashing in their unearned housing wealth in order to retire early and royally screwing their teenage or young adult offspring. I wouldn't do that. Sit around watching loose women in a 5 bed when my kids had no chance of ever buying a house of their own? Not for me.

I enjoy my own company so yes

Depends what you meant that money was no issue?

My DP asked me if I wanted to be a SAHM after I had his child and I said absolutely not. I come from a broken home and likely warped my view, have heard of people who separate after not working for yrs and having to go back to work in there late 40s or 50s. The law is no longer supporting woman getting spousal maintenance and many people aren't married these days and have no entitlement to pensions etc if they separate. So I stayed in the work force, have progressed in my career, have a good pension and would never have felt happy relying on my partner. I made sure we had a joint mortgage . So I am glad I maintained my financial independence

Of course I would. I only work because I have too. If I didn’t need to work, I wouldn’t have a job

My mum did this from 40ish and by 70 she is a little socially inept. Lots of friends but no tact and I think that is because it has been so many years since she has had to rub along side people.

I also would not want to stop and income incase something went wrong. I would do something to give my weak structure.

If you can afford to, there’s so much charity work that’s needed, local food banks, hospitals, hospices are crying out for people to just sit with the people for company. You needn’t be lonely. You could really contribute where it’s needed a few hours a week

Undoubtedly!

And when I say that, I wouldn’t want to be a SAHM. I’d have a nanny, chef and whatever else rich people have. I’d have a great life

No I wouldn't. I genuinely get so much from working hard. I thrive on learning, pressure, beating deadlines etc.

Short answer = no I would go crazy

Longer answer = id enjoy the freedom to make my own decisions and not be beholden to someone else. However, I would need some kind of purpose and so would inevitably end up throwing myself into something time consuming (eg a business).

I could probably teach art lessons for free for local people or something if I did it, I think the local church offers rooms for things like that.

Money IS an issue and I choose to stay at home - dc have SEN and medical so it’s the best option for neither of us to work till they are older. Bit of a struggle on UC etc but it’s the best for our dc. Still hard though 😭

You can still do a lot of learning outside a job I think, your own level of curiosity and intelligence is the limit.

That would be my dream. I’ve worked consistently since I was 11, with evening and weekend jobs, then going on to full time. I’m old, knackered and I hate pretending I don’t mind when people make my job harder because they are stupid. And I can’t see that I’ll ever get to retirement.

I want to potter. I want to see my friends for lunch then toddle off home for an afternoon nap and maybe some sewing in front of an episode of Miss Marple.

I think you can definitely fill your time productively. You don’t have to be a housewife of Beverly Hills so to speak!