Spit-up On My Shoulder

A recent study found that married women do about one less hour of housework per week for every $7,500 they earn as full-time workers outside the home, regardless of the husband’s income.
I found the study’s conclusions interesting, but was surprised about the following comments from women in the article:
“It’s not about the paycheck for [...]

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I have so many things to write about for the blog, but I’m on deadline for another writing project. Holiday preparations are also looming. You know how it is when you’re the mom!
Look for several posts next week. Some upcoming topics: The connection between income and housecleaning, an interview with [...]

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I thought this article in the 11/14/07 of Dollar Stretcher for Parents gave some interesting points about the financial and environmental benefits of using cloth diapers.
I used both cloth and disposable diapers with my girls, but I wish I had known at the time how much I could have saved by using cloth [...]

11/30/95
Today is a good day. Getting a good night’s sleep makes a world of difference, although we did get woken up by our neighbors fighting out on the sidewalk at five a.m.! I couldn’t believe it. We’ve lived here almost a year and never hear a peep out of them, then that [...]

If you haven’t heard of MOTHERS (Mothers Ought to Have Equal Rights), I hope you’ll check out their website here.
MOTHERS is a grassroot organization whose mission is to improve the economic well-being of mothers and other family caretakers. Below you’ll find some startling and disappointing recent statistics from the MOTHERS newsletter. The United [...]