I’ve been pondering lately about the expenses involved in keeping a trophy wife. Every once in a while I think that this is a job I should take on, since it is not too far off of my princess status, but truth be told, I am a trifle too practical to take it seriously. However, I do see some who definitely do (like all those horrendous “Wives of…” shows on tv). It seems to me there is probably a much less expensive option out there, but in the spirit of informing the potential husbands of those trophy wives, here are some of the costs involved in our area:
1. hair. $50 a month for cut and blow-dry. $100 for colour this one might be monthly or every couple of months, depending on the style.
2. nails. $50 a month (actually this is usually a 3 week thing, but we’ll round down)
3. facials. $100 month at a spa. Plus the daily products used between spa visits, which can range from $20 to $200.
4. massage. $75 a week for the truly pampered.
5. wardrobe and accessories. a real shopper who is devoted to designer labels can spend a thousand dollars or more in a month. Count on a minimum of $250 for a more frugal wife.
6. housekeeper. five hours a week $100
7. nanny. $100 a day (yes, I don’t know why they are less than housekeepers, either)
8. gifts. budget for at least $100 a month in flowers and gifts. If you’re buying orchids or roses by the dozen, make that $500. If your gifts are jewellery add $1000.
9. car. Appearance if very important if you have a trophy wife, so she’d better have a trophy car. Something Italian is good, German is a close second. $50,000 is about the minimum price here.
10. the car needs to be parked in front of the trophy house. Around here, $650,000 will get you a really deluxe home, but in most places you’d have to go over a million.
11. lunches
12. gym- $50 a month membership
13. alcohol- wine with every meal and at all those lunches with the girls
14. entertainment- lunches with the girls several times a week, theatre, concerts, movies. Frequent diversions are necessary. $200 a week. Minimum.
15. therapy- psych bills are expensive, so is retail therapy. Either way, $150 a week.
Anything I’m missing?
What do you think?
Shawn L. Bird 
expensive trophies July 12, 2011
Tags: postaday2011
I’ve been pondering lately about the expenses involved in keeping a trophy wife. Every once in a while I think that this is a job I should take on, since it is not too far off of my princess status, but truth be told, I am a trifle too practical to take it seriously. However, I do see some who definitely do (like all those horrendous “Wives of…” shows on tv). It seems to me there is probably a much less expensive option out there, but in the spirit of informing the potential husbands of those trophy wives, here are some of the costs involved in our area:
1. hair. $50 a month for cut and blow-dry. $100 for colour this one might be monthly or every couple of months, depending on the style.
2. nails. $50 a month (actually this is usually a 3 week thing, but we’ll round down)
3. facials. $100 month at a spa. Plus the daily products used between spa visits, which can range from $20 to $200.
4. massage. $75 a week for the truly pampered.
5. wardrobe and accessories. a real shopper who is devoted to designer labels can spend a thousand dollars or more in a month. Count on a minimum of $250 for a more frugal wife.
6. housekeeper. five hours a week $100
7. nanny. $100 a day (yes, I don’t know why they are less than housekeepers, either)
8. gifts. budget for at least $100 a month in flowers and gifts. If you’re buying orchids or roses by the dozen, make that $500. If your gifts are jewellery add $1000.
9. car. Appearance if very important if you have a trophy wife, so she’d better have a trophy car. Something Italian is good, German is a close second. $50,000 is about the minimum price here.
10. the car needs to be parked in front of the trophy house. Around here, $650,000 will get you a really deluxe home, but in most places you’d have to go over a million.
11. lunches
12. gym- $50 a month membership
13. alcohol- wine with every meal and at all those lunches with the girls
14. entertainment- lunches with the girls several times a week, theatre, concerts, movies. Frequent diversions are necessary. $200 a week. Minimum.
15. therapy- psych bills are expensive, so is retail therapy. Either way, $150 a week.
Anything I’m missing?
What do you think?
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