I was a stay at home mom from the time my oldest was born in 1995 (in April of MS 2) until the fall of 2006, when DH was five years post-residency. I went back to work so I could have something of my own to do, and so I could make friends. The $$$$ was not even a consideration....but my mental health was!
I worked at part-time things (gave private voice/piano lessons, did child care, worked part-time at a church) during residency, and money was tight, but we owned a home, drove two older cars, and didn't have many luxuries other than me staying home. We were in San Antonio then, too, and it was a cheap housing market, which helped. Still, there were definitely residents in my husband's program who were living large and needed two incomes to cover their lifestyles. It is all in the choices you make, including specialty choice and how you rank programs when it is time to match. Good luck to you!
I worked at part-time things (gave private voice/piano lessons, did child care, worked part-time at a church) during residency, and money was tight, but we owned a home, drove two older cars, and didn't have many luxuries other than me staying home. We were in San Antonio then, too, and it was a cheap housing market, which helped. Still, there were definitely residents in my husband's program who were living large and needed two incomes to cover their lifestyles. It is all in the choices you make, including specialty choice and how you rank programs when it is time to match. Good luck to you!
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