Maria wants to be a teacher when she graduates from college and hopes to marry another teacher so they can get their summers off. she wants to start her family young so that her three children will be through college when maria and her husband are about 50. the school system in which maria lives, and where she intends to teach someday, gives new mothers six months off with pay when they have a baby.
when she has children, she plans to go back to work as soon as her paid leave is over for each child. while she would enjoy being a full-time mom, staying home with her children until the last is of school age, she realizes that decision would change their financial picture. she expects to make the same salary as her husband, and their income would be cut in half if she quits working to stay home. that cut in income will have a big impact on their standard of living, forcing them to do with less money when the children are young and keeping them from saving as much for things that are important, such as the children's education and their ability to retire early. she would like to retire as soon as she and her husband have finished 30 years of teaching and can enjoy a good pension.
what is a disadvantage of maria's staying home with her children until the youngest is of school age?
a. child care costs would go up a lot.
b. maria and her husband might not be able to retire as soon as they would like.
c. it isn't something maria would enjoy.
d. the children would not benefit from having their mom at home with them.