God wants us to be keepers at home. The home is to be a haven, a comfort zone for our husbands. Their job is to provide for the family, and a man feels a burden to do that even if his wife adds to the income. Our job, as a general rule, is to be grateful for and satisfied with that income and to use it well. Part of our job description is cooking for our husbands; and effort spent cooking from scratch can both make a little money go a long way and add to the pleasure of family life. Family meals can be a wonderful time of togetherness and also provide an opportunity for our husbands to lead us in reading the Word of God as a family. (Of course, individual times with the Lord are also vital.) By not eating the bread of idleness, we can create an orderly, pleasing house. If we need help in this area — perhaps we grew up without any good role model — there are many books written to help us with time management and the vanishing art of homemaking. God created beauty, and the virtuous woman of Proverbs 31 made beautiful things, but the most important furnishing for our homes is not pretty things, but a pleasant atmosphere. Time, creativity, and contentment can make a little money go a long way!