Moms do chores worth £32k each year
Moms do household chores worth over £32,000 each year, claim researchers.
If they were paid to do all the ironing, cleaning and cooking the average mother could earn £32,812.
The figure was calculated by looking at the household tasks performed by moms and dads, then working out who much it would cost to get someone else to do the jobs.
Most moms put in 74 hours of work per week on household chores and childcare compared to lazy dads who do 40 percent less and are worth £23,296.
Wow, imagine what moms would be worth if she didn't spend so long watching the soaps she records on Sky+.
A spokesperson for Legal & General who conducted the research said: "Mums are a rock for many families, making sure that the home runs smoothly, that the children are looked after and often holding down a job of their own.
"Families need to ask themselves how they would cope with all the domestic work and childcare that Mum does if she wasn't around. People shouldn't assume that extended family or the State will fill the gap."
Full-time Mums put in the most hours at home (82 a week) making them worth the most to replace (£36,036). However, Mums that work full-time still put in an admirable 55 hours a week and are worth £24,492. Plus they bring in an income.
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