Registration No. 333-85886 Rule 424(b)(3)
Pricing Supplement			Pricing Supplement Number 73 (a) Dated Monday, November 17, 2003
CUSIP Number	Principal Amount		Gross Concession	Net Proceeds	Coupon Type	Coupon Rate	Coupon Frequency		Day Count Basis
44181EZH4	$2,930,000.00		0.625%	$2,911,687.50	Fixed	2.900%	Monthly		30/360
Maturity Date	1st Coupon Date		1st Coupon Amount	Survivors Option	Product Ranking	Moodys Ranking	S & P Rating
11/15/2006	12/15/2003		$2.01	Yes	Senior Unsecured Notes	A1	A
Redemption Information: Non-Callable Joint Lead Managers and Lead Agents: Banc of America Securities LLC, Incapital LLC. Agents: A.G. Edwards & Sons, Inc., Charles Schwab & Co. Inc., Citigroup, Edward D. Jones & Co., L.P., Fidelity Capital Markets, Merrill Lynch & Co., Morgan Stanley, Prudential Securities, UBS Financial Services Inc.
If the maturity date or an interest payment date for any note is not a Business Day (as term is defined in Prospectus), principal, premium, if any, and interest for that note is paid on the next Business Day, and no interest will accrue from, and after, the maturity date or interest payment date. Recent Developments: Reference is made to the Company's Form 8-K Current Report dated March 28, 2003 for information regarding the acquisition of Household International, Inc., the Company's parent, by HSBC Holdings plc.
Household Finance Corporation 2700 Sanders Road Prospect Heights, IL 60070		Trade Date: Monday, November 17, 2003 @12:00 PM ET Settlement Date: Thursday, November 20, 2003 Minimum Denomination/Increments: $1,000.00/$1,000.00 All Trades Settle Flat and clear SDFS: DTC Book Entry Only DTCNumber: 0443 via Pershing, LLC InterNotes(SM) is the service mark of Incapital LLC. All rights reserved.						Household Finance Corporation $10,000,000,000 HFC InterNotes Prospectus Dated 30-April-03 Page 1 of 1