The relationship between mother and child is a pricey one, jack. A study was just done by Salary.com, and they say that if a stay-at-home-mom was paid for being a cook, housekeeper and psychologist, she'd be pulling in 138 grand a year. That's a lot of dough. She also works about 92 hours a week ... that's a lot of time. So here's a shout-out to all the dames with kids, see? Mother work may be worth 138K, but mother love is priceless, baby.

It takes hard work to make a home work. The hubby and wife both need to put in the time. And gentlemen, with your wives as overworked as they are, it would make her feel a lot better if she knew you both were in control with the dough. Having a budget is key to making sure everything goes smoothly. And if you save money and get out of debt, she'll be more relaxed than warm Jell-O, jack. Heard that one on The Dave Ramsey Show.