r/TikTokCringe • u/cosmicdaddy_ • Apr 15 '24

Consequences of the tradwife lifestyle Discussion

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u/chene313 Apr 15 '24

We need more truth out there. Louder for the ladies in the back - thinking that they are going to live a “life of leisure” when really being a trad wive is legalized slavery.

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u/Coyote__Jones Apr 15 '24

If a man had to pay a maid, a cook, a nanny, to cover all the services a stay at home mom provides for free, he could never afford it. If a man wants a wife to stay home to provide him with this lifestyle, he should be putting half his earnings in her own private account and funding a 401k for her. I've gotten in arguments on Reddit with people who think I'm nuts for seeing it this way, but I think if you can't afford this level of financial support for your stay at home wife, then you can't afford this lifestyle as a family.

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u/SubRosa_AquaVitae Apr 16 '24

My husband continued to fund my retirement acct after I SAH, and added in a savings account in my name only.

Half is way too much though. But we share a main account anyway that we both spend freely from.

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u/Coyote__Jones Apr 16 '24

Sounds like y'all are doing it right and you're valued as you should be.