Nowadays, the number of couples working together is increasing, and I think that many people say that they will cooperate with their husbands in housework. Is the burden really equal?


The "Housework Annual Income Simulator " released by Daiwa House Industry on January 9 includes not only general housework such as cleaning, washing, and cooking, but also "cleaning up glasses that you keep drinking" and "participating in children's school business". A simulator that can convert annual income including trivial "housework without a name".


For the calculation method, just select the time when you are doing household chores for each item such as cleaning, garbage disposal / laundry / cooking / shopping. Even the author, who has not thrown away trash, cleaned the bath, or raised children, earned about 700,000 a year! If you get this much in a year, your lifestyle will change dramatically ...



Not to mention the amount of money, what I want to pay attention to is the contents of the nameless housework. You may be spending a lot of time without knowing that you are not doing the housework on your own.

An example of "housework without a name"


・ Replace when the toilet paper runs out ・ Replace the used tissue ・ Align the shoes at the entrance, put them in the shoe box ・ Check the mail and throw away unnecessary leaflets ・ Participate in town councils and apartment meetings ・ Pets Take care of plants and plants ・ Replace dirty towels ・ Store leftover food in the refrigerator

■ Housework management is equivalent to a corporate manager !?

According to a survey of working hours conducted by the company for housewives in double-income households, the time required for major household chores such as cooking meals and drying laundry was short. Because it is shortened. " Furthermore, it is said that the role of grasping the schedule and health condition of the whole family and managing everything so that everything goes well is equivalent to a managerial position in a company.

Meanwhile, Mr. Ujiie says that the burden on housewives can be reduced simply by allowing each family member to do nameless housework as a matter of course. It's just a fictitious simulation, but there are many items that make you surprised, so why not try it together while discussing with your husband and children?