Amber Aubrey, a stay-at-home mother, humorously charges her husband almost $3,000 weekly for household chores, shedding light on the often overlooked value of homemaking. In a viral TikTok video, she detailed her labor costs for various tasks, such as laundry and cleaning, totaling approximately $2,700 weekly. This playful approach to her domestic role emphasizes a broader discussion around how the contributions of stay-at-home parents are undervalued in society, with research indicating they could earn substantial salaries if compensated for their work.
"This is what I charge my husband for my stay-at-home mom services," Aubrey said in a tongue-in-cheek, yet trending testimonial with over 4.2 million TikTok views.
"I charge $20 per load of dishes that I do - that's about $300 per week," continued the brunette, rattling off her dough-worthy duties.
Experts have found that domestic engineers - women ( and sometimes men) who forgo the rat race to raise their families and run their homes - would pocket a pretty penny if they were actually compensated for their output.
In fact, researchers recently determined that stay-at-home moms in NYC do just over $4,300 in chores each month.
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