So single women and widows shouldn't work? 

One reason families struggle is people swallowing the Keeping Up With the Joneses pill. Whether it's advertising, home renovation shows, social media envy, etc. KUWTJ has always been a problem but got exponentially worse with home reno shows and social media telling people what they already have isn't good enough. Example....

If you watch the first several seasons of House Hunters it's hard to believe it's the same show as today's version. No one talked about basically demolishing the houses they looked at because the kitchen wasn't open to the rest of the house, the bathroom was too small, or the master bedroom didn't have an ensuite bathroom that doubles as a spa retreat. They didn't complain ad nauseam about everything they didn't like. 

I had to stop watching it years ago because it turned into the [BLEEP] and Moan show. That attitude translates to 'what you have isn't good enough' for a lot of people so they spend a boatload of money to have what they see on these shows. Thankfully I don't care about what I don't have and am thankful for what I do have. A dishwasher would be nice though. Not gonna lie.

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