Just Not Martha

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I know a lot of my readers know my distaste for the word “housewife” ~ don’t call me a housewife if you value your teeth. It just turns my stomach and raises my blood pressure. Eve at Confessions of a Housewife posted this really great article today with her thoughts after reading a wiki about How to be a Good Housewife. (For the record, I really like the name of Eve’s blog ~ I just don’t like being referred to as a housewife! But, that’s a whole different post.)

First, I was surprised there’s a wiki on being a housewife! LOL It was talking about having dinner on the table at a certain time and keeping your hubby fed an happy. You know the old saying “the way to a man’s heart is through his stomach!” I guess that still holds true to some extent. But, surely it works both ways.

Eve adds her thoughts about finances and how she handles the moola in her relationship and hubby asks when he wants to make a change or spend extra money. I think if you have a joint account this is totally the smart thing to do! One person should be in charge of a joint account otherwise there can be bouncing checks and overdraft fees to deal with because one person forgot to tell the other person that they stopped at Target and bought some new socks one day.

My hubby and I keep separate checking accounts to eliminate confusion. People always laugh at us for it, but we’ve been married for 10 years and we do not fight over money. So it must be working. We did have a joint checking account when we first moved in together, it was complicated and messy and neither of us liked it. Having our own accounts made keeping track much easier for both of us. We do have a joint savings account however, because money only goes IN and doesn’t come out. Of course there’s only $50 in there right now -lol- but hey, it’s a start.

Do I think I should be responsible for cleaning the entire house on a daily basis? Um, no. And neither does Brian ~ which is a good thing or our relationship might be a little rocky! LOL Am I responsible for more stuff with the kids than he is? Yes, sometimes. And sometimes the opposite. Our situation has changed several times over the past 10 years. There were times when we worked opposite shifts, times when we worked the same shift, every time something changes we adjust accordingly. Me working from home has had many benefits. No worrying about what to do when kids stay home sick from school etc.

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This entry was posted by Loretta on Monday, August 20th, 2007 at 10:25 pm and is filed under General Stuff. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

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