I worked until I was pregnant with my son. Since then I have been a SAHM and a homemaker. I did all the things you listed, but being frugal and tag saling was how we managed. These skills stood me in good stead when my husband became 100% disabled in 1998 and we had to live on a single disability income. I became chronically ill in 1999. We've survived all these decades mostly due to the skills I learned as a SAHM.