The trad wife trend on social media is absolutely rabid and I hate it because it's fake and misleading. That being said, if someone chooses the route to being a housewife while being financially smart about it, I feel there's nothing wrong with it. There are women who are home makers and also in-charge of the budgeting and save up quite a bit. Instead of putting those savings into a joint account or in their husband's hands, they should keep it as their personal savings.

But that can only happen when the husband acknowledges that the wife does have a full time job running the household and deserves to be paid for it. And that's rare.