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One Income Families

More and more families are making a go of it on one income. Many more would like to try. In some families Mom stays home. In others, Dad's the primary 'caregiver'. In this section you'll find articles and ideas to help you achieve your one income goal. Advice from families that have already made the switch. Suggestions on what to tell your friends and family when they question your decision. Budget help so you can measure the impact on your income and expenses.

Hope you find these articles helpful. If you have a suggestion or comment please send it to gary@stretcher.com. Don't forget to drop back periodically. We're adding new material on a regular basis.

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At-Home Income
Changing to One Income
Choosing to Stay Home
Saving Money

One Income Families, At Home-Income

Also in One Income Families:
Changing to One Income
Choosing to Stay Home
Saving Money

My Story: Consulting-at-Home (5/29/06)

My Story: Renovation for Profit - She contributes to the family income by staying at home (5/9/05)

Single Mom Income - Is it possible to stay at home with your kids if you don't have a spouse? (1/26/04)

Single Work-at-Home Moms - How do successful moms do it? (8/13/01)

Single Income Living by Gary Foreman (6/12/00)

One Income Families, Changing to One Income

Going from Two Incomes to One (7/10/06)

Also in One Income Families:
At-Home Income
Choosing to Stay Home
Saving Money

My Story: Everyday Savings - Her mission is to save so she can stay home (2/6/06)

A Decision to Stay Home - Make your dream a reality (11/7/05)

Making the Transition to At-Home Mom by Shelly Burke - Planning ahead is vital (4/19/04)

Can We Live On One Income? by Gary Foreman - Find out before you quit your job (6/18/01)

A Six Month Stay-at-Home Mom Plan by Scott W. Danger, CPA - Let the accountant tell you how to do it (4/9/01)

My Story: Route to One Income by LB - They planned their future and worked together (3/5/01)

An Odyssey into Frugality: How I Became a Miserly Mom by Jonni McCoy (4/5/99)

Leaving a Crazy Lifestyle Behind by Lucynda Koesters (3/15/99)

Stay-at-Home Dad by Lucynda Koesters (12/7/98)

Retire Early! One Income Family Plans for Financial Independence by Lucynda Koesters (9/28/98)

New Business Creates One Income Family (8/17/98)

My One Income Success Story by LK (5/25/98)

Becoming a One Income Family - Reader's Recommendations (3/2/98)

Quit My Job to Stay Home With Kids? our readers advise (9/8/97)

Adjusting to One Income by Gary Foreman (8/26/96)

Living on One Income by Sue Dobbins (6/17/96)

One Income Families, Choosing to Stay Home

Also in One Income Families:
At-Home Income
Changing to One Income
Saving Money

Confessions of a One Income Family by Marianne Giullian - 14 tools to make one income living possible (2/25/08)

A Decision to Stay Home (10/9/06)

Evaluating Your Options - One income living in a two income world (6/12/06)

About Your Financial Future by Jen Singer - What every stay-at-home mom should know (2/2/04)

One Income Beats Two by Joanne Watson - Help your husband make more money (5/5/03)

Staying Home with Teenagers by Maggie Morrison - This mom stays home even though her kids are teenagers (5/7/01)

My Story: Home Without Children by M.A. (10/23/00)

By the Hour - A 'Working' Mom's Wage by Myrna Giesbrecht (5/8/00)

Live to Work or Work to Live? by Laurie Kinslow (2/14/00)

Priorities and the Single Income Family by Jonni McCoy (1/10/00)

The Cost of Working by Jonni McCoy (5/17/99)

Getting Respect as a Stay-at-Home Parent (7/20/98)

Our Parents Want Us to Spend More - Reader's Responses (11/10/97)

Stay at Home Mom's Rebuttals Reader's Suggestions (9/29/97)

Why Children Need Stay at Home Parents by Brenday Sparts (3/4/97)

One Income Families, Saving Money

Also in One Income Families:
At-Home Income
Changing to One Income
Choosing to Stay Home

Single, Expectant Mom - With a baby on the way she needs to plan for her future. (2/12/07)

My Story: Living on One Income (11/6/06)

Are "They" Ruining Your Finances? (11/6/06)

A Single Mom's Income Shortfall (10/2/06)

My Story: Single Parenthood (8/21/06)

Maintaining the One-Income Lifestyle (5/29/06)

A Single Mom's Secrets - Making it on your own (1/10/05)

Single Stay-at-Home Parent by Gary Foreman - Is it possible? (10/20/03)

My Story: Stay-at-Home Grandma by Colleen - Raising a child on retirement income (2/25/02)

My Story: Advice from a Stay-at-Home Mom by Ann MacNeil (11/6/00)

Jonni's Ten Quick Tips by Jonni McCoy (4/5/99)

A More Traditional Lifestyle by Rebecca Cook (8/31/98)

One Income Family by R.K. Relaford (8/3/98)

One Income Success by Lucynda Koesters (7/13/98)

Shop Like the 1950's by L.P. (6/22/98)

Twelve Secrets to a Single Income Success by Ruth Demitroff (6/8/98)

Living On One Income by Gary Foreman (1/26/98)

Our One Income Family by Christine Johnson (8/25/97)

One Mom, No Dad and Lots of Debt - advice from Our Readers (8/18/97)

A Stay at Home Mom's Story by Beth McGee (6/14/97)

Our One Income Experience by Tina Shake (7/1/96)

Our One Income Experience by Ellen Ferlazzo (7/8/96)

One Income by Ann Lewis (7/15/96)

One Income by Anonymous (7/22/96)

A Single Mom's Advice by Rebecca Stuck (7/29/96)

She stayed home with the kids and saved more money than she made at work

Miserly Moms
a book
by Jonni McCoy

tells you how one family
"Lives on One Income...
In a Two Income Economy"
find out how!