On... Desperate Housewives

I like the series Desperate Housewives. But no.. this has nothing to do with the series other than the fact that I am kind of one. Not a housewife but a househusband.

Depending on the measure that you use, I think I may be considered by others that I am doing a poor job. I clean and I take care of the kids. Spending a lot of time on the road chauffeuring my kids from one activity to the next. My house is not sparkling clean but clean enough. And when it comes to cooking, my standards are very poor. Definitely not up to the standard of a regular housewife.

Having said that, I will still mark myself with a distinction with a 5 out of 5 star rating. Now, I can sort of guess what other housewives excel as compared to me. Mostly it will be in the kitchen department. I have tried but I have no love of cooking. Most of my meals are a fail. In that case, why do I rate myself a success?

I consider myself a star because I excel where most housewives fail to act. This is of course a very big assumption. I have no knowledge of what other housewives do and my assumption may be very well off the mark. I can guess that I am one of very few stay at home partner that manage the household income to a 5 star standard. Not manage housewives I assume manage a financial portfolio.

And my target? 1 million within 20 years. Target date being 2038 in my original plan but shortened to 2035. I am almost halfway there and I suppose I can still achieve my updated target. Now, how many housewives can manage and create a wealth of a million AUD? If I were to guess, very few. According to Grok, only 5% of Australian household have a net worth of 1 million AUD, if property is not included. A fair comparison, given that I have excluded property from my net worth target.

I am going to put my household in the top echelon of Australian households. Will I succeed? Not sure, but I am desperate to.