Projected Family Life Cycle-Courtney Dombrow

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    Beginning Stage

    Happily married
    No children
    Live in apartment; looking for a real home
    Just finishing college and finding a real job and so is he
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    Childbearing Stage

    Just had first child
    I am a parent full time while my husband works
    Money is tight since I cannot work right now
    Second child born 2 years later
    Once the baby is older, I will hire a babysitter/nanny to watch the baby while I work some
    Third child is born 3 years later
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    Parenting Stage

    Taking after my children
    Making sure all their needs are attended to
    Lots of money being spent on keeping them well
    May need to think about a bigger living situation
    Me and the husband have argued some with all the stress
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    Launching Stage

    First child left home a while ago
    Moved back shortly later
    Second child moved away
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    Mid-Years Stage

    Now that the kids are gone, I have more time to spend with my husband and some of my old hobbies
    We have added a pool and some nicer things to the house
    We also just went to Greece and the Bahamas
    My first child has now had her first child
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    Aging Stage

    I have now retired while he is still gonna work just a while longer
    We are both in very good health, I may be in a little bit better though
    Got a lake house around the golf club so that's where we like to spend our time
    2 years later:
    My husband has now passed away from lung problems