Another thing that is often not considered is that two salary households are sometimes similar salaries (both nurses or warehouse loaders, say) but often you ha

Another thing that is often not considered is that two salary households are sometimes similar salaries (both nurses or warehouse loaders, say) but often you have one high-paying job and another quite low - I could rattle off a whole list of teachers married to doctors, etc. Losing the lower salary will be noticeable but not hurt anywhere as much as losing the larger.