What is a homemaker worth? Surprising, and Sad to know the economic value... :(

Hi consultrainer, love can't be valued.

i don't have a wife, but i do have some lady friends who are stay at home mums and good homemakers.. when seeing what they do and talking about their daily activities, its so hard to put a price tag to it. what they do is really quite priceless in a sense, and to have the energy & stamina to do it every single day..

That's not bad money at all if you add them all up! A housewife/homemaker does all of these things all the time, every day. Think about it, if you add up what each of these "jobs" pays, she's earning $49.24 an hour! Even at half that amount, she's making some very good money! It's just a shame that we are not paid, monetarily, anyway. Of course, we get "paid" by just knowing that we've done a good job, we've done all that needed to be done each day. It makes me feel good when I've prepared a nice meal and everyone liked it, then have everything cleaned up afterward. I take pride in everything I do, even if it's emptying the garbage can. So, in that respect, I am getting paid. The husband who goes to work every day should at least acknowledge what his wife does and appreciate it. My father used to tell my mother how much he enjoyed the dinners she made. He did this every day. It made my mother feel important, like what she did was worth something. My husband isn't much for complimenting me for what I do but I'm used to that. I know that more wives would be much happier if their husbands took the tiny amount of time it takes to say "thank you" or "that was great".

One thing that I find very interesting about the article is that on the list of duties that a stay-at-home parent does on a daily basis that they have put a price tag on they have left out three very important ones: teacher, doctor, and counselor. Not to mention the fact that with the exception of teacher, these professions have more monetary value than all the others combined. Also, they said that most stay-at-home parents do not have the experience and expertise of a CPA or other kinds of professional and therefore implies that they do not deserve as much compensation as a professional in a particular field would receive. However, what if they do have the experience and expertise? Are they then worth more if they have the experience and background but choose to stay at home rather than working outside the home?

For the life of me i cannot understand what they want to value a homemaker for, my sweet. I mean really, what is it, A MACHINE?? Glad you are different. TATA.

Thank you. You find her worth more than money could buy. Love has so much value, but dollars can not describe. I like this.

I think you are not including everything. My homemaker cuddles with me. Now I know that can carry a wide variety of prices, however let's think high class. A great high class homemaker is indeed PRICELESS!! That's the real answer. I'm sticking to it!!!

She is the other half that would make your life complete. She is not measured in dollars and cents as that is what you see too. As you are to her, she is just priceless!