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        <title>The economic &#039;value&#039; of Mom - Money Talks - MoneyTalks&apos;s Blog - Bakersfield.com</title>
        <link>http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/MoneyTalks/26307</link>
        <description>If stay-at-home Moms were paid for all the incredible work they do &amp;mdash; raising children, doing laundry, shuttling kids to sports and activities, offering counseling &amp;mdash; they&#039;d make $116,805 annually. 
A lot of that pay is driven by overtime, says the study released by Salary.com and reported on by the Associated Press, because Moms, as we know, sure don&#039;t work just 40 hours a week. 
And for moms who work outside the home too, they&#039;d get $68,405 if they were paid for their work as mothers, the Associated Press reports.
Salary.com has a cool Mom Salary Wizard that let&#039;s you plug in number of children by age, ZIP code and hours worked doing various tasks so you can personalize what your Mom is &amp;quot;worth.&amp;quot; It ends with a fake paycheck. Sigh.
And what about Dad? Well, there is a calculator for him too.
Or do the right thing and deem your Mom &amp;quot;priceless.&amp;quot;
&amp;mdash; Christine Peterson</description>
        <itunes:summary>If stay-at-home Moms were paid for all the incredible work they do &amp;mdash; raising children, doing laundry, shuttling kids to sports and activities, offering counseling &amp;mdash; they&#039;d make $116,805 annually. 
A lot of that pay is driven by overtime, says the study released by Salary.com and reported on by the Associated Press, because Moms, as we know, sure don&#039;t work just 40 hours a week. 
And for moms who work outside the home too, they&#039;d get $68,405 if they were paid for their work as mothers, the Associated Press reports.
Salary.com has a cool Mom Salary Wizard that let&#039;s you plug in number of children by age, ZIP code and hours worked doing various tasks so you can personalize what your Mom is &amp;quot;worth.&amp;quot; It ends with a fake paycheck. Sigh.
And what about Dad? Well, there is a calculator for him too.
Or do the right thing and deem your Mom &amp;quot;priceless.&amp;quot;
&amp;mdash; Christine Peterson</itunes:summary>
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                <title>May 8,  2008 at 09:05 PM : On-demand short-order...</title>
                <description>&lt;p&gt;On-demand short-order cook 14 hours/day, 365 days a year=  $50,000.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Scheduler, personal assistant, finder of lost objects a year=  $35,000.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Live-in maid= $35,000.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Zyban= priceless.&lt;/p&gt;</description>
                <link>http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/MoneyTalks/26307/#c_235896</link>
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                <itunes:summary>&lt;p&gt;On-demand short-order cook 14 hours/day, 365 days a year=  $50,000.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Scheduler, personal assistant, finder of lost objects a year=  $35,000.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Live-in maid= $35,000.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Zyban= priceless.&lt;/p&gt;</itunes:summary>     
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                <title>May 8,  2008 at 09:05 PM : For the rest,...</title>
                <description>&lt;p&gt;For the rest, there&#039;s MasterCard and a pad of convenience checks.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The only tougher job than the stay at home mom is the working outside the house mom.&amp;nbsp; That is, if you&#039;re serious about &lt;u&gt;being&lt;/u&gt; a mom.&lt;/p&gt;</description>
                <link>http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/MoneyTalks/26307/#c_235901</link>
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                <itunes:summary>&lt;p&gt;For the rest, there&#039;s MasterCard and a pad of convenience checks.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The only tougher job than the stay at home mom is the working outside the house mom.&amp;nbsp; That is, if you&#039;re serious about &lt;u&gt;being&lt;/u&gt; a mom.&lt;/p&gt;</itunes:summary>     
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                <title>May 9,  2008 at 11:05 AM : Pawnthyself is exactly...</title>
                <description>&lt;p&gt;Pawnthyself is exactly right.  Working mothers work TWO full-time jobs.  Happy Mother&#039;s Day!&lt;/p&gt;</description>
                <link>http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/MoneyTalks/26307/#c_236107</link>
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                <itunes:summary>&lt;p&gt;Pawnthyself is exactly right.  Working mothers work TWO full-time jobs.  Happy Mother&#039;s Day!&lt;/p&gt;</itunes:summary>     
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                <title>May 9,  2008 at 04:05 PM : Does that 6-digit...</title>
                <description>&lt;p&gt;Does that 6-digit salary include other services, like...well, you know.....maybe I better not go there. Forget I brought it up.&lt;/p&gt;</description>
                <link>http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/MoneyTalks/26307/#c_236238</link>
                <guid>http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/MoneyTalks/26307/#c_236238</guid>
                <itunes:summary>&lt;p&gt;Does that 6-digit salary include other services, like...well, you know.....maybe I better not go there. Forget I brought it up.&lt;/p&gt;</itunes:summary>     
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