If you're curious to know how we have continued
living on a single income for a majority of the last 7 years, you can check that out here.
But I'm an independent author, and I don't like being
dependent on any single income stream because of a previous experience of this kind of dependence.
Raising a
child on a single income is challenging enough, and the financial impact of job loss for single parents can be catastrophic.
If either one of you were to die suddenly, could the surviving spouse maintain his or her standard of
living on a single income?
For the first few years, living
on a single income in a double income world was not easy and even though there were sacrifices to be made to be able to stay at home, every one of them were worthwhile.
When 100 % dependent
on a single income stream, you have to scramble to find another source of income while your savings are steadily devoured by your expenses.
I would love to have both a 7 ″ tablet and a «regular» size smartphone, but with 5
kids on a single income my slush fund is dried up:).
Chris a high school teacher, explains how he and his wife adapted to life
on a single income when they decided to have children.
Although we could probably afford a down payment on a large house now, how will the upkeep and taxes
change on a single income?
Lone - parents are supporting a
family on a single income that, at $ 2,990 a month, is 28 % below that of two - parent households.
«Buying a home is a big part of the American Dream — equally shared by millennials and baby boomers alike — but it's becoming extremely difficult to make it
work on a single income,» Gudell says.
Several studies have found that divorce rates drop during recessions, like the recent economic downturn, as many couples can not afford to separate, establish separate households, or take on new
lives on single incomes.
So I had to factor in future child care as well as college savings into the mix,
on a single income.
This group of parents prioritize children over marriage and often are
on single incomes.
Couple want to know if they should have kids and live
on a single income, or forgo children altogether to retire well.
My wife and I live
on a single income and we pinch our pennies to make ends meet.
On a single income, you'll be squeezing every dollar until George Washington's eyes bug out.
«We are homeowners and live
on a single income and it would devastate our family.»
Couple want to know if they should have kids and live
on a single income, or forgo children altogether to retire well.
Besides having a children to provide for you're trying to live
on a single income, and while the economy has recovered, job security hasn't come back.
We do get a bursary, but it is still 2.5 times the cost of the Catholic system and we are
on a single income (except for hubby's 4 hours per week teaching Christian Studies at the school which goes straight on our account).