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Expect More from Your Daughters

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

“ Did you know that in 2014, women working full time in the United States typically were paid just 79 percent of what men were paid, a gap of 21 percent?” Switch jobs between spouses – let both cook, clean, mow, paint, repair and arrange. Teach your sons to cook and do laundry.

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50 Best Small-Business Ideas – NerdWallet

Savings Corner

You’ll need access to a commercial kitchen, a part-time staff of servers and a couple of assistant cooks to start. Moreover, you’re in charge of your client load and schedule, so professional photography is a great way to build a side hustle while working full time elsewhere. Take a page from Harp Design Co.

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Meet a Reader | Mary from Reflections Around the Campfire

The Frugal Girl

My biggest financial regret is the amount of money we spent on restaurant meals from the time we were married and both working full time to when we had kids. He says we were busy building the house and our careers and it was money well spent because it freed up our time. Alan doesn’t share that regret.

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Gender Inequality in 2014

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

We took Home Economics (translate that to cooking and sewing class) instead of shop. Forbes reported: ”According to new numbers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, in 2012 full-time employed women earned just 80.9% Sweat was frowned upon, don’t run, you’ll sweat. Don’t play sports, you’ll sweat.

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