Colorado Technical University

How best to finance a doctoral degree and support my family?

I want to do a Ph.D in international relations. Financing the degree is not the problem. My issue is what suggestions people might have to answer my question regarding how to support my wife and two kids. My wife is a stay at home Mom and would like to keep doing that. I am the bread winner but would really like to go back to school. Outside of a Teaching Assistant position and using our savings around ($20k) I'm not sure how we would avoid having my wife go back to work.

Public Comments

1. This is not the stone ages. Your wife should get a job, AND a second job to support you and her family. You would do the same.. so why not her? Just be sure you use birth control if she is in the least bit resistant, usually women with these beliefs "suddenly" become pregnant when something like this occurs.... and think they shouldn't have to work just because they are pregnant. Like their brain stops working or something because they are gestating! LOL.
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