In the 40’s and 50’s a man could be the only member of the household working and be bring home a salary that would take care of 3 to 4 people. Nowadays it takes two people at least, sometimes working more than one job to just make ends meat for themselves. If you have a child at home then you are pretty much screwed because you need to buy things that you wouldn’t necessarily pay for if they weren’t around, like a babysitter or daycare, plus diapers if need be. A mother barely spends any time with her children nowadays, they are usually raised by a nanny or a family member who doesn’t work. Sometimes even an older sibling is taking care of them while the parents are working.
There are legitimate ways to make extra income from home, and if you do that then you have more time to spend with your family and raise your children. I think the easiest way to make money at home is to run a blog and put paid advertising on it from SocialSpark. This month I have only made about 50 dollars extra from them, but your earnings depend on how popular your blog is and what your interests are. There are people currently making a few hundred dollars a month just with Social Spark. Think about what you could do with a couple hundred dollars that you make from sitting at home. Maybe you could cut out that second job, or cut hours from your day job. Either way you are getting to be where you belong, with your family
