cards no cookies - I agree 100%. Stuff from the kids should always remain intact.
as for the $$ - you will end up with close to 50% of what he earns. They balance the households in MA and you can get it so it is revisited every year if his Comm varies, as most do.
If you two are "comfortable" now I think you'll be ok and while a job a year or two down the line might be nice, i don't think you have to sweat about it for now.
