Perspective: You shouldn’t need Ballerina Farm money to put family first
December 19, 2025
You’ve probably seen the meme online: An attractive, happy family from the 1950s with the headline, “Once upon a time, in the ‘50s, a family could own a home, a car and send the kids to college, all on one income. But now that one-income dream is gone.”
The idea is that, today, it is basically impossible for a married couple with children to get by on less than two full-time incomes and live a comfortable lifestyle. That is, unless you have Ballerina Farm-level money.
