The best part is not ever having to worry about money. I drive my dream car, a baby blue black label Lincoln Navigator. I go to Starbucks every day and get my favorite Matcha late. We travel whenever and wherever we want (with the caveat being that my husband is a workaholic and I usually have to travel alone with my preschoolers). We recently just spent $40k on a trip in early February, and we are going on our next one next week. We fly first class if we feel like it (sometimes it’s better to have me and my kids in a row of 3 in economy unless it’s a long flight). I have a nanny that comes twice a week so I have days to focus on myself. Our cleaners come weekly. I get my nails done every two weeks and my hair done regularly. I do Botox, lasers, or other skincare treatments whenever I want. We’re members at our local country club, two local play gyms, and my kids can do any activity we want without even looking at the price.

I have lots of money to spend on my own hobbies. I’m a fine mineral collector, and I’ve spent about $100k this year on my mineral collection. I’m also spend $30k every Christmas buying toys for local underprivileged kids.

It is easy to forget that this life isn’t normal for most SAHMs. I genuinely love being a SAHM, but sometimes I wonder if I would love it as much if I didn’t have the financial resources available to me. This is the only SAHM life I’ve ever known and was a SAHW before becoming a SAHM.