February 4, 2007  Running The Numbers On At-Home Parenting  Pitt
alum Larry Fitzgerald goes for a first down on the Cardinals,
8/06 via panthersinthepros  Pitt fan Caleb has been at-home
dadding for going on six years now, and when they started
thinking of him going back to work, he ran some numbers.
Factored in:    • the cost of childcare for two kids   • the
marginal tax rate   • explaining the last five years on the
resume   • the equivalent net hourly wage he'd earn   • watching
SportsCenter when it's light outside   • missing "umpteen"
episodes of Oobi on the Tivo each week      Not factored in:
• the cost of commuting   • the cost of all the new Dockers he'd
have to buy   • all those Quizno's sandwiches for team lunches
• the ineffable joy of hearing proper pronoun use and verb
conjugation.      I don't know, it's really close. I think we
need to bring out the chains.      The Two-Income Trap
[hail2pitt.org]       Believe us we have worked the math and
then some which is why Dad has stayed home si