Studies show married men and women accumulate more assets over a lifetime than single people.
But suppose you could put a dollar value on fathering. There is no way to measure what a trip to the zoo is worth, or just going for a walk around the neighborhood. In fact, trying to put a price tag on the things a daddy does probably shortchanges the real value to kids who know that there is a person who loves them and likes to spend time with them. If you could actually total it, to put dollar signs on things like hugs, camping, or bike rides, the fathers who do those things with their kids could all quit their jobs. They'd be millionaires for sure.