In one province
in Indonesia, the male civil servants' salary will be transferred to
their wives' accounts in order to minimise the possibility of the
money being used on mistresses. A novel idea? Maybe not, since in
general, women have been known to be better at managing the household
finances. Just take a look at full time housewives who manage to keep
the family well fed and clothed from the monthly allowances given by
their husbands. The more enterprising, manage to supplement that
stipend by venturing into their own business.
The multi-level marketing industry has
quite a large number of housewives participating and women do have
their own network of friends that they can depend on to generate
another source of income for the family. The husband's pay packet in
the wife's account does help to assure the women that at least, the
household expenses are well taken care of. It might not prevent the
husbands from having extra-marital affairs but the men have to find
other sources of income to support that particular lifestyle.
The Malaysian authorities might want to
look further into this solution as one way to ensure that at least
the basic needs of a household is met even if the men of the house
goes astray.
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