From the Feb. edition of "Mothering". Given the average market rates for basic services an annual mom's salary would be: $35,828 Child Care (50hrs/week @ $8/hr) - $20,800 Transportation (5 round trips/week@ $12) - $3,120 Errands (2hr/week @ $25/hr) - $2,600 Cleaning (1 cleaning/week @ $60) - $3,120 Laundry (4hr/week @ $4.25/hr) - $884 Cooking (10hrs/wk @ $4.25/hr) - $2,210 Bill Paying (1 hr/wk @ $4.25/hr) - $221 Grocery Shopping (3 hr/wk @ $4.25/hr) - $663 Misc. (10 hrs/wk @ $4.25/hr) - $ 2,210