There are still women around who stay home and do a lot of nothing, just
because hubby's making a boatload of money, so wifey doesn't need to work. I
don't like the image, either, but it is NOT a fantasy of mine.


That's because you lack imagination. Running a household properly
is one of the more complicated and directly rewarding jobs known to
humankind. It does not, unfortunately, generate a lot of cash.
The only problem with many home-makers is that they haven't
got the slightest idea what to do with the situation they find
themselves in, (or, in some cases, that they should do anything
at all.)