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Ustwo is right. In a lot of cases it isn't absolutely necessary to have two wage earners. I make under 60k and we are able to do just fine. There are a lot of ways that people can piss away an extra $40k/year, which if the combined income is around 100k is really only like $20k. You don't need a big house, two $400/month car payments, cable tv, and high speed internet; each kid doesn't need it's own room; you can shop for clothes at discount stores; and you don't need to spend a ton of money to have others entertain you. Most of those things people do to impress other people.
Regarding the list, most of the stuff are things that couples should do for each other. If more people (that's both partners) followed most of those guidelines there would be a lot more happy relationships. The only thing that is offensive is the tone that it was written in but too many people can't get over the tone and things that are obviously put in to get a response to see that most of it is damn good advice.
It is really nice to come home to a clean house and be greeted with a smile and a beverage. It sucks to have drama thrown at you as soon as you get home, you have all night to take care of that. Make the first 20 minutes about greeting each other and the kids.
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