Is it realistic back in 1970 that Mike was able to support a stay-at-home wife, six kids, and a housekeeper on an archit

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seamas-85553 — 9 years ago(January 27, 2017 09:17 AM)

Yes.
An architect can make decent coin, and in 1970, six kids wasn't
THAT
unusually large. I was one of five and knew of quite a number of families with 5-8 kids. Most had stay at home moms and middle class incomes. Maybe not a live in housekeeper, but I would think that an architect with a rack record would be making an upper middle class income.
Plus Carol was turning tricks on the side.

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ZolotoyRetriever — 9 months ago(July 03, 2025 03:31 PM)

YT video I just bumped into on this very topic. Some enlightening thoughts are in the comments section, too, e.g. they both had money from previous marriage/home ownership/insurance policies, etc.: