We lived just off of Justin's salary from the moment we got married, because we knew that when we had kids that's how it would be. We saved all of my money from when I was working, and put a down payment on our house! Now I'm not working, and it is a lot harder w/o any savings..but I'm glad we got used to only his salary before I quit my job. Very smart to get used to it for many months before you quit.