The Value of a Mum

MONEYSUPERMARKET PRESENTS * THE VALUE OF A* MUM. WITH MOTHERS' DAY JUST AROUND THE CORNER, HERE AT MONEYSUPERMARKET WE DECIDED TO FIND OUT JUST HOW MUCH THEY DO AROUND THE HOUSE AND WHAT THAT WOULD BE WORTH IF YOU HAD TO PAY FOR IT! A STAY AT HOME MUM IS WORTH STAY AT HOME £3 1,627 MUMS ARE "WORTH" £7681 ii MORE THAN MUMS THAT WORK FULL TIME 32% OF MUMS SAY THEY FEEL THAT THEIR CHILDREN DO NOT APPRECIATE THE WORK THEY ĐO, AND ACCORDING TO THEIR PARTNERS, MUMS SHOULD BE PAID £286A WEEK UNDERPAYING THEM BY £322! MOST VALUABLE REGIONS TO BE A MUM SCOTLAND NORTH £32,289 £32,7 11 NORTHERN YORKSHIRE AND IRELAND HUMBERSIDE £29,384 £32,421 NORTH EAST WEST MIDLANDS £30,816 £29,4 17 WEST EAST MIDLANDS ANGLIA £30,576 £29,301 WALES LONDON £27,636 £32,320 SOUTH SOUTH WEST EAST £27,464 £33,840 MUMS IN THE SOUTH EAST ARE WORTH THE MOST, VALUED AT MORE THAN £6,000 MORE THAN THEIR NEIGHBOURS IN THE SOUTH WEST. THIS MAY BE DUE TO PARENTS IN THE SOUTH EAST CHOOSING TO RETURN TO WORK, HOWEVER. HOW MUCH TIME DO MUMS SPEND WITH THEIR CHILDREN EACH WEEK? 100 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 | 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 MUMS SPEND 4 HOURS A WEEK MORE LOOKING AFTER THEIR CHILDREN THAN THEY DID IN 1999 – BUT THIS NUMBER HAS DECREASED AS DADS ARE TAKING UP MORE AND MORE FAMILIAL RESPONSIBILITY. HOW DOES THIS TIME BREAK DOWN? TIME WITH KIDS 30.5HRS COOKING MEALS 8.5HRS TIDYING UP 6.5HRS WASHING AND IRONING 4.5HRS VACUUMING 4.5HRS DRIVING TO ACTIVITIES 4HRS WASHING UP 4HRS SHOPPING OTHER TASKS GARDENING 3.5HRS 3.5HRS 15HRS MUMS DO ALL SORTS AROUND THE HOME - JUST LOOKING AFTER CHILDREN , PREPARING MEALS AND TIDYING UP TAKES MORE TIME THAN A FULL TIME JOB WOULD, NEVER MIND ALL THE OTHER TASKS THEY FIND THEMSELVES DOING EVERY DAY. HOW MUCH TIME DO DADS THINK MUMS DO? WHEN IT SHE IS MORE PROBABLY SPENDS LIKELY TO 20 HOURS I RECKON. BE ABOUT 70 HOURS! MUMS SPEND 350% MORE TIME LOOKING AFTER CHILDREN THAN DADS THINK THEY DO MUMS GET JUST 2.5 HOURS OF QUALITY TIME WITH THEIR PARTNERS PER DAY MUMS GET EVEN LESS TIME TO THEMSELVES– JUST 6.5 HOURS PER WEEK. THAT'S LESS THAN AN HOUR A DAY! MoneySupermarket com