I belong to a Catholic parish in the downtown area of a HCOL west coast city (median income 79k). Men at the parish earn anywhere from 70 to 200k+ (I know as th

I belong to a Catholic parish in the downtown area of a HCOL west coast city (median income 79k). Men at the parish earn anywhere from 70 to 200k+ (I know as the head of a men's group... the guys talk to me, come to me for career advice, etc). Most of the families have a stay at home mother (some have stay at home fathers, usually if the wife is a nurse / doctor). Sometimes the stay at home spouse has a 'hobby' job that gets done when dad (or working mom) is at home (light online sales, etc). Either way, all of them make it work on these incomes, and almost all own their home. It truly is do-able I believe. I do think having a strong support network helps.