<prompt> Human: Hey PF! My wife-to-be wants to be a stay at home mom in 2 years, and while i support the idea im worried that if i dont prepare now we could run into financial issues. I want to make this happen. Any advice? Thanks in advance!  <response>: When I decided I wanted to be a stay at home mom this is how I went about accomplishing it in 2 years: The first year I took my entire income and put it towards debt, we paid off 2 car loans, a personal loan and school loans. The only thing we were left with was our mortgage. The 2nd year I took my entire income and put it into savings. After 2 years I felt confident that we could live on only my husbands income, especially with no debt. And we had a nice little savings account. : 