Report: Stay-at-home moms are worth 6 figures a year

re: Report: Stay-at-home moms are worth 6 figures a year

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re: Report: Stay-at-home moms are worth 6 figures a year

maikahi — Sun, 15 Mar 2009 07:35:23 GMT

I would venture to say that working moms are worth more than SAHMs from an efficiency stand point. Working moms (or dads) have the same objectives and accomplish the same goals in less time. Wouldn't a more efficient employee be worth more than a less efficient one? Also, Salary.com is assuming that these mothers would be paid on an hourly basis and therefore receive overtime, however, most professionals are salaried and do not earn overtime pay. I think that all this whining from SAHMs about how much they are worth has nothing to do with the value of a mother (that's priceless and no monetary value can be placed on it), but rather issues that these mothers have with their husbands/partners and/or regrets about their choice to stay home.

re: Report: Stay-at-home moms are worth 6 figures a year

maikahi — Sun, 15 Mar 2009 07:33:24 GMT

To shannon: First of all, you are not an SAHM as you just admitted that you "do additional babysitting for mothers working outside the home, as well as work three days a week nightly outside the home". So, according to the article, your mom pay should be $68,405 while if you had the extra time and energy from not having to babysit or work out of the home three nights a week, your mom pay would be $116,805. So, in essence, you would earn $50,000 more to have the luxury having more time to do the same work.

Also, working mothers do not sleep in on weekends either.

re: Report: Stay-at-home moms are worth 6 figures a year

Jaime — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 19:18:24 GMT

Grateful Husband....you are awesome!

re: Report: Stay-at-home moms are worth 6 figures a year

Pat — Sat, 20 Dec 2008 17:21:49 GMT

The amounts that would be paid out for help to do the same tasks is evidence enough that women are woefully underpaid as non-working women, and that such policy is not built into the advantages that occur as a result of divorce, etc., or in identifying their rightful earnings in social security is an outdated policy that has yet to be defined, or refined with respect to government and its duties to women as individual citizens.

Families should not have to sacrifice for having a woman in the house, and neither women nor children should have to sacrifice for having a world that continually views men as the only source of income, and the only persons worthy of economic protection. Each individual is entitled to that public obligation. Slavery mentality went out of fashion long ago except in government in that respect.

re: Report: Stay-at-home moms are worth 6 figures a year

SUNNY AZ SAHM — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 20:05:24 GMT

I cant beleive some of the comments on here! I stay home with my children for two reasons. One, it saves us $3,000 a month in child care (2 girls). Secondly, this world is to scary to have your children looked after by strangers during the most inocent years of there life. We do work hard BUT its also a great reward! Think what you want but i went to school and got a education, so when my children are of school age I will return the work force. Its not being lazy or selfish its quite the opposite. Just remember that we are the Mom, wife, teacher, chef, maid, personal shopper, taxi sevice, party planner, home maker and most of all WE LOVE OUR FAMILIES!!!!!

re: Report: Stay-at-home moms are worth 6 figures a year

marysuither — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 05:58:13 GMT

Being a parent is the most important job we can do. Unfortunately the world does not put a $ value on that. I think it is afraid to. When you look at issues of labour shortages in developed countries raising my son is worth a lot. Unfortunately I have to take a 2nd job to support my most important one.

The days whe I only had one job and I could sleep in until 3... it gets easier as they get older, but just like a job that you have done for years.

re: Report: Stay-at-home moms are worth 6 figures a year

shannon — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 15:39:05 GMT

It is amazing too me the number of negative comments from other women regarding sahm's. I am a sahm, and too be honest I don't know how much I'm worth, but I know I provide more value to my family than a housekeeper or a nanny. For those women or men who say that they "work a full-time job", I also work a full-time job, because being a sahm IS a full-time job. The difference is my hours are longer, I don't receive two 15 minute breaks, nor do I get a lunch hour. My day starts just as early as a women or man who works outside the home because contrary to popular belief, a "real" sahm doesn't have the luxury of laying in bed all day, because the kids wake up early. I go from sunup to sundown cooking, changing diapers, cleaning and then recleaning, carting kids here and there, and it goes all day every day. The weekend is another workday for sahms. In addition to this I also do additional babysitting for mothers working outside the home, as well as work three days a week nightly outside the home. I've worked outside the home before full-time, and it was much easier than the job I do now. We are not trying to "boo hoo" as one person stated or even get additional accolades for the job that we do. We just want equal respect regarding the work we do. For you mother and fathers working outside the home, how would you feel if someone told you that you don't do crap all day at your job? Either way you choose to go it's a sacrifice. I think that sometimes mothers who work outside the home feel a sense of guilt, and a need to bash sahm in order to justify themselves. Neither group of parents should feel guilty, because I am definitely not saying that I am better for staying at home. If I had a relative that would watch the kids for me, I would glady get a job outside the home for my sanity as well as income. Unfortunately I can't afford, nor do I trust daycare centers so I became a sahm. I work hard as a sahm, and I am sure you work hard as well. So give us the same equal respect you would give another person for working a FULL-TIME job.

re: Report: Stay-at-home moms are worth 6 figures a year

laura — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 22:55:52 GMT

Wow, Sara, I feel bad for your kids. not all moms get to "choose to stay home" I am a working mom too but I tell you what, I work full time, come home, make dinner, do the laundry, cooking etc. (some of us can't afford to hire someone); and still manage to be there a nanny can care for your kids but she can't replace the mom. i can't imagine that i can put a price on someone else raising my child.

re: Report: Stay-at-home moms are worth 6 figures a year

Jennifer Bell — Thu, 29 May 2008 22:25:30 GMT

Mothers are mothers. Daycare doesn't raise children. It's idiotic to think it does. My daughter was in daycare (I work full time) and we had dinner together that I prepared every night, read books, bathtime, told each other stories, at 2 yrs old she knew all her colors, numbers, alphabet, etc because as a mom, I took care of her. From 8-5:30, she was busy playing with other kids, then she came home to me. I mother her, I am all those things the article describes- but wait, I work 40hours a week and travel with my job. My daughter is happy, healthy, and it didn't matter that she got to "play" while I was at work. Housewives need to understand that they are not better mothers because they have their kids 24/7. They are the same (maybe less sane) mothers as we workers are. So there.