How did the Brady family afford Alice?
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Anonymous
| My husband and I were daydreaming about how we could make our lives with three small children and two full time jobs easier and more fulfilling and realized that what we really need is Alice from the Brady Bunch. How on earth did they afford that kind of wonderful and loving domestic help? They had normal jobs, and weren't really old enough to have accumulated a ton of wealth. Maybe a really excellent life insurance policy on one of the deceased spouses? |
Anonymous
| It's easy to afford things when you are a sit-com family. |
Anonymous
| Um, it wasn't real |
Anonymous
| Mrs. Brady didn't work - even more reason to be envious. Alice was Mr. Brady's nanny/housekeeper before he met Carol and decided to keep her after the marriage because she was so good. |
Anonymous
| Carol was divorced. Must have been the insurance policy of Mikes dead wife. |
Anonymous
| She was free. |
Anonymous
| The real question is how did they have that big house with maids quarters, yet only 3 bedrooms upstairs. |
Anonymous
One bathroom, six kids. Oh HELL no. |
Anonymous
| Alice took all the edges off their life. No stress, Carol could relax and feel sexy. |
Anonymous
| How did everybody on Friends afford those apartments? |
Anonymous
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Didn't Mike also have his own study?
At that time they could have lived comfortably on his architect's salary, but that wouldn't have paid for Alice. |
Anonymous
| how did Carrie afford her wardrobe? |
Anonymous
| Houses did not cost $800,000 and college was not $240,000 per kid. When all the Mrs. Brady's of the world got in the workforce, that drove up the cost of housing and education. |
Anonymous
| Child support from Carol's ex? |
Anonymous
| Answer, free room and board and easy access to late night booty calls from Sam the Butcher. |