If your wife did the same things she does free in your home, here's what she'd have to be paid on the outside: * As COOK she works an estimated average of 13 hours a week, which, at the going rate of $5.50 per hour = $71.50 * She does NURSEMAID services at least 45 hours a week, at $3.50 = $162.00 * As DIETICIAN she spends at least one hour every week at the going wage of $7.50 per hour = $7.50 * As FOOD BUYER she shops an average of 3 1/2 hours per week. Food buyers are paid $3.75 per hour = $13.13 * As DISHWASHER she could be making $3.15 per hour. She works 7 1/2 hours a week doing your dishes = $23.63 * As your HOUSEKEEPER, anywhere else she'd get $63.00 a week for the 17 1/2 hours a week she gives you free. * Add another $18.30 a week for her 6 hour weekly donation as LAUNDRESS * And there's the work of the SEAMSTRESS. She makes and repairs clothing an estimated hour a week. A seamstress makes $4.50 an hour on the open market = $4.50 * And have you noticed the REPAIRS she's made on the furniture and the house in general? She works on that 2 hours a week. That would cost you $7.00 otherwise * Not only the inside gets her touch, but she's also a GARDENER 2 hours weekly. That's another $8.50 if she were someone else * Do you know what a CHAUFFEUR makes? He makes $10.50 an hour. She averages 5 hours each week driving the family all over town. That's $52.50 weekly The total amounts to $431.56 a week or $1870.09 per month or $22,441.12 per year--and that's 103 hours and 30 minutes of work per week - and that's not counting overtime, holidays and bonuses that would have to be paid anyone other than your wife. (Work her value out at $1.53 = £1) SOME MEN DON'T KNOW WHAT A WIFE IS WORTH UNTIL A JUDGE SETS THE ALIMONY PAYMENTS!!!
oh my, thats gonna be good bit of expence to me once i get married. thanks for the aleart, atleast i know min i need to make it $2k a month or do not marry.