I came a cross an interesting site mentioning the "worth" of work-at-home-moms to their families. Of course, Laura Petrie comes to mind, as well as some of the posters on this board.
There was a list of jobs and salaries, and I've seen this before. Believe me, I know it's a valuable service and labor of love that these moms provide, but I often think these lists are padded (Plumber, Mechanic, Cake Decorator?).
According to the list below, Rob would have to pay a considerable amount of money to someone else to do the things Laura does for he and Richie.

Laura's "jobs"

Job title & Annual salary

Child Day Care Worker $20,259
Teacher $44,824
Taxi Driver $27,346
Facilities Manager $73,239
Short-order Cook $27,477
Laundry Attendant $17,917
Janitor $22,440
Counselor $27,638
CEO $545,268
Administrative Assistant III $37,143
Accounting Clerk III $34,842
Licensed Practical Nurse $38,111
Plumber I $33,155
Automotive Mechanic I $30,725
Cake Decorator $21,340

Total: Just over $1 Million annually in 2005 dollars.
Just over $330,000 in 1965.

What do you think?

Steve

Wow! I Love that list!! I'm going to show it to my husband. I am, in fact, a Registerd Nurse who is also a stay at home mom so you can add another say, $50-60K to that number for that alone. Thanks, Steve, for making me feel like a million bucks!

Lolac
:candle: present:

Well, those salaries are based on full-time employment for each of those occupations, right? So using cake decorator for an example, if one decorates maybe three cakes a year, that function would probably be worth $30 for the entire year.

I'm going to show it to my husband... Thanks, Steve, for making me feel like a million bucks!

Lolac
You certainly deserve it, Lolac, but now let's just hope your husband doesn't become a Clyde B. Bariscale, and come looking for me!

Steve

Well, those salaries are based on full-time employment for each of those occupations, right? So using cake decorator for an example, if one decorates maybe three cakes a year, that function would probably be worth $30 for the entire year.
$30? Would that be in '65 or '05 dollars, October Eve? :lol:

Steve

I don't know. LOL I just picked a number out of the air. I guess it all depends on if the cake decorator works by the hour as an employee in a bakery which would make it in today's dollars, or works for herself and charges on a per-cake basis which would be 60s dollars I guess. And this is all based on a simple 2-layer cake that a housewife would tend to make as opposed to some very intricate and/or large project like a wedding cake.

I don't know. LOL I just picked a number out of the air. I guess it all depends on if the cake decorator works by the hour as an employee in a bakery which would make it in today's dollars, or works for herself and charges on a per-cake basis which would be 60s dollars I guess. And this is all based on a simple 2-layer cake that a housewife would tend to make as opposed to some very intricate and/or large project like a wedding cake.
Great answer, October Eve! :lol:

Steve

You certainly deserve it, Lolac, but now let's just hope your husband doesn't become a Clyde B. Bariscale, and come looking for me!

Steve


LOL!!! But isn't that Floyd B. Bariscale?

Lolac
:lol:

LOL!!! But isn't that Floyd B. Bariscale?

Lolac
:lol:
Lolac,
I checked and you're right, it's Floyd.
Whatever, as long as I don't get punched (No, Kolac, not in the chest)! :lol:

Steve