Submitted by Lee on Thu, 2010-02-11 09:23
Back in the 80's a national speaker, Bill Gothard, did some research and published the findings called "The Myth of the Mother's Paycheck". His study found that working outside of the home vs. working at home (or being a stay-at-home mom) really did not bring in the additional income that moms thought it did.
Here is the results of the study...averages of the budgets they found (note I am leaving this in early 80's dollars):
Annual wage - $14,000 (again early 80's)
Monthly: $1,166.66
Expenses- Monthly: