[–] SIayfire122 1 point 0 points 1 point (+1|-1) ago
A good wife should be able to save her husband money, at least to an extent. I try to live a frugal lifestyle, but there's some things I just can't do (at least easily) without a wife. Let's use cooking and gardening as an example. I can try to cook everyday and grow most of my own food, but reality is I just don't have the time or willpower to get to the levels I wish I wish I was at.
Now a stay at home mom/wife can spend a couple hours to grow a huge garden, especially with the help of children. She also would have the time to cook everyday, instead of me coming home around 5pm just to make dinner. Obviously this doesn't mean I can't cook or help garden.
Similarly, she could repair clothing in a variety of ways. A simple patch. Creative repair. Lace embroidery. Regular embroidery.
Ultimately, there's no way she can make it cheaper for you should you already do all those things. However, she can make it far easier for you, and manage to find more money saving schemes.
[–] Pm_me_ur_genetiks ago
Sounds like you have some major personality defects if you can't find the willpower to keep up a simple garden or cooking. Get a crock pot. And do it in the am before you go to work and it will be ready time you get home.
[–] SIayfire122 ago
You're missing the point. It's not about cooking or gardening. It's about cooking every meal and gardening for most of your food. I've maintained small gardens in the past, but nothing extravagant. Unfortunately do to frequent work related trips, it's far harder to maintain even a small garden since everything dies if it doesn't get water for two weeks, leaving only the hardier and well established plants. As far as cooking goes, I do cook most of my dinners and a large portion of my lunches. But it's not always practical should I get off later than normal.
P.S. Read the last sentence again.
[–] Redditsdead 1 point 1 point 2 points (+2|-1) ago
I have to harass the girlfriend to buy new clothes. She wears everything until it's falling apart.