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Maybe it is economic; she was thinking of going back to work this year and I did the math and it silly for her income to be taxed at close to 50% ( 39% for Fed taxes, 7.65 for Fica) and this doesn't include the expense side of working.
Off-topic, but if desired, she could try to find a job with a 401K program and health benefits. Push almost all of her income (18-24K) into 401K and an extra 5.5/6.5K into a back-door Roth. Totally fine to stay at home and a perfectly acceptable choice, but there are a plethora of ways to avoid/defer really high marginal rates. Not to mention future earnings potential...
Far too many families that would be helped hugely by a second income follow the terribly over-simplified reasoning that, "taxes would be too high."
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oldandslow: Oct 20, 17 13:19