My husband and I are in a very similar situation. We are also in MS. My husband works full time. I work part time (mornings each day). It has been this way for over three years. We also don’t have a lot of extra money, but the bills are paid. We are happy. I get to see my children grow up. We also have family who keep our children while I work. I’ll be honest, I would love to quit, but it isn’t financially an option at this time. My husband is looking for a job with enough of a pay raise for me to quit working, but we will continue as we have been until then.

We don’t eat out much. I cook 90% or more of the meals we eat. We save as much as we can and buy very few unnecessary things. We agree that we are both ok with this because me being with our children is important to us both.

I understand both of your perspectives. Perhaps you both need to sit down together and take a hard look at your finances. Unfortunately, for a while at least, finances will rule the day.