Thread: SAHM(does your husband complain your don't make anything) read inside.....

Heard about this on the morning news and went to their website: www.salary.com and then click on "What a stay-at-home mom should be making!" (Only in a PERFECT world!)
Dream Job: Stay-At-Home Mom


"People might think that stay-at-home moms are sitting around eating bon-bons and watching soaps, when in reality, we're working several jobs at once. And, we're doing it 24/7 with no vacation days, holidays or even sick days," said Jen Singer, creator of www.MommaSaid.net, a Forbes Best of the Web site for at-home mothers. Singer added, "many stay-at-home moms are on the job upwards of 100 hours a week. That would be a whole lot of overtime if we got paid."

Stay-at-home mothers wear many hats. They're the family CEO, the day care provider, accountant, chauffeur, counselor, chef, nurse, laundress, entertainer, personal stylist, and educator. Based on a 100-hour work week, Salary.com has estimated that a fair wage for the typical stay-at-home mom would be $131,471 for executing all of her daily tasks.

"Mothers are responsible for the mental and physical well being of the family - putting a price on that isn't easy," said Lena Bottos, compensation market analyst for Salary.com. "But we looked at it as what you would have to pay other people to do the same work if the mom weren't there."

Even if these mothers were getting paid what they'd be worth on the market, Bottos added that they still wouldn't be adequately compensated. "When you take into account that it represents a 100-hour work-week, and doesn't even begin to factor in that they are on call 24 hours a day, it's not so large. Plus, stay-at-home moms get no benefits in terms of pension or 401(k)."

Originally Posted by june72

I love being a sahm and dh loves me being able to do it. sometimes money is tight but we make it. it is worth it to be home with my boys.

Same here!!

I chose to be a SAHM too, but sometimes when hubby comes home in a bad mood and somethings not picked up or somethings not done he will make a comment about not having to do it because he works, he brings in the $$,.(his comment is done out of spite) and I have always told him do you know what it would cost if you pd this much for a maid, a nanny, etc etc..thats the point I was making.
$$ is tight here with us we don't have the luxury of a high paying job,the military pays little and expects a lot.
But being involved with my son in school and activites is more important then spending to me.

I got quite the kick outta that when I saw it this morning. Of course my DH had nothing to say when he saw it....

Originally Posted by NINK

this is why moms(or stay at home dads) should get life insurance! if we die what will happen? even if your hubby/wife makes good money it's not enough if he/she is all alone with kids to raise...lots of people only get insurance on the majior bread winner and forget the other person and think they are fine.

exactly !

God forbid something happen to the stay at home mom ~ the father would find himself in the position to find someone to do all those things and it wouldnt come cheap.