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>slaves sometimes even got a little spending money Wew lad, I didn't realize you were an olympic athlete but you picked up those goal posts and rocketed 'em do
by albatross13 6y ago
>slaves sometimes even got a little spending money
Wew lad, I didn't realize you were an olympic athlete but you picked up those goal posts and rocketed 'em down field. Nevertheless I'll bite.
Average american mortgage: 1100$/mo
Average food costs per month, with kids: ~350/mo. (Bit of wiggle room here, but I know plenty of stay at home moms that spend this or more on food.)
Utilities: 150-200/mo, depending (water, electricity, gas)
Internet: 40-80$/mo depending. maybe more
Entertainment: differs from family to family
so on, and so on.
What about future investments? A stay at home mother's work eases after a child hits their teens, because they can start helping out. Once they leave the house, things become even easier. Meanwhile their SO has been not only paying for everything this whole time, but also investing in their combined future via 401k, other retirement, etc.
Boy that sure is slavery!
- reaperducer 6y agoNow re-work your math replacing a SAHM with the cost of a maid, a cook, 24-hour childcare, a secretary, a phone answering service, on-demand car service, shopping service, and a butler and get back to us.
- albatross13 6y agoAgain we move the goal posts, from "not compensated at all, they're slaves" to "not compensated enough, pay them the salary of 5 people"? I don't have the effort to deal with these fallacies. I've made my points, feel free to forget them and take none of it to heart for the rest of your days. Plus my husband is working today so I'm taking care of the kids and my 2 year old just spilled spaghetti everywhere :)