Comments on: How Much Does It Cost to be a Housewife

By: money funk

money funk — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 17:57:49 +0000

It would be SWEET!

Have you seen that family with like 12 kids (and another on the way)? I commend the parents, as they have every child working to help maintain the household. It takes me yelling a few times just to get my kids to do one thing! *spoiled*

By: money funk

money funk — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 17:55:47 +0000

I am glad I could help.

By: youngandthrifty

youngandthrifty — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 02:22:03 +0000

Wow $80,000 (it’d be nice if our spouses paid us that eh?).

I seriously commend working moms (and dads)- it’s a full time PLUS job. I honestly don’t know how my colleagues with children do it. It sounds ‘nonstop’!

You (and all moms and dads that work full time AND have a brood to take care of) should give yourselves a pat on the back. =)

By: Mama Bird

Mama Bird — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 14:36:26 +0000

I totally agree with this. When we found out we were expecting our first, we started living on only my husband’s income and banking mine. But, we had no idea how much we were really going to save by my not working in terms of work clothes, petrol, convenience shopping, among other things. We find it easier to manage everything, including our finances with one parent at home.

I would love to hear more about your working at home as well.

By: Ken

Ken — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 13:16:26 +0000

I appreciate my hard working wife more today. Thanks for the reminder. She is HARD WORKER for sure. I’m blessed to have her.

By: Bytta@151 Days Off

Bytta@151 Days Off — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 02:05:44 +0000

Neat, indeed! But I suppose you want to get that allowance if you’re paying up to 59% of tax. Ouch!

By: money funk

money funk — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 18:05:05 +0000

Hi Bytta, thank you for stopping by! You are right, the Sweden Family Policy. Neat. I think it is important to be around your children, especially when they are young. I am fortunate to have a husband that helps out a lot around the house. And he cooks, too. But for most people, I don't think it is realized by one or the other in the amount of work that goes into to maintain a family.

By: Bytta@151 Days Off

Bytta@151 Days Off — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 15:37:31 +0000

Well, I have no kids, but the regular hourly and overtime rates ($40 and $60 respectively) for the household works seem attractive. If only it were realised. I read a while ago that in some Scandinavian countries (was it Sweden??) the housewives are paid allowance by government. Probably in a form of tax break to their spouses or maybe other way, I’m not sure.

Nobody argues that being a wife and a mother is a really hard job but ironically putting monetary value on the efforts can be seen as offensive to some (while complaining about not having her own money at the same time). I don’t get it. I probably would understand later.

By: money funk

money funk — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 17:17:17 +0000

You mean you hope to be a PAID SAHM when the time comes. LOL. I’m thinkin’ the higher the number, the more I need to find mini-ways to destress!

By: money funk

money funk — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 17:16:31 +0000

Seriously! Be nice to recieve a paycheck like that.

Glad you liked it.