Bloody unions.I've had an 11% pay rise since then so... Union negotiated I should add.
Bloody unions.I've had an 11% pay rise since then so... Union negotiated I should add.
that is a large fleetI generally haven’t a clue what my actual salary is, just how much comes in monthly after tax & MOT.
Household income is you and any partners and or dependents, not flatmates. At least that's how I always interpreted it.Apparently I didn't vote in this last time round, but I would've had to change my vote if I did, cos got a pay rise in August that took me from the top end of the Proper Salt of the Earth Working Class bracket (20k-25k) to the bottom end of the Objectively Bourgeois one (25k-30k). Also I think my employer would like me to include the contribution that they generously pay into my pension as being part of my income but they can fuck off with that. And I do live in a five-person house, so I suppose depending on how you measure household you could argue that our total household income is over 100k, don't think that means very much though.
Yeah, think you're probably right there. Still feels like a weird concept though - if I lived with a partner who had a similar job to me and we had two kids, that actually would double my household income, but I don't think I'd be any wealthier. Or maybe in some wanky abstract "raising a child is the greatest treasure" way, but not in the actual having more money way.Household income is you and any partners and or dependents, not flatmates. At least that's how I always interpreted it.
ftfy..."raising a child is the greatesttreasureexpense" ...
Stealing that phrase and passing it off as my ownProper Salt of the Earth Working Class bracket (20k-25k) to the bottom end of the Objectively Bourgeois one (25k-30k).
Youngest Q is 21 (22 in May) and I am still supporting her whilst she is at Uni to the tune of several thousand a year for living expenses (especially rent which is just plain daft now).ftfy
Is this poll meant to be for household income, as I don't have a clue how much Mrs Shoes earns?
Is that usual? Mrs Loom and I have a very clear idea of how much each of us have saved and are earning. I don’t see how household budgeting and financial planning conversations could happen otherwise.
I don’t think it’s overly romantic to believe that all money in a marriage is essentially joint, whoever happens to be looking after it.
I've never done any household budgeting.
Yep, same here.I've never known how much she earns. I've always been the main breadwinner and my earnings go into the joint account. Her earnings go into her account and she pays for our holidays.
I've never done any household budgeting.
That seems strange to me. I don't know precisely how much Ms Idaho earns, but I know approximately.I've never known how much she earns. I've always been the main breadwinner and my earnings go into the joint account. Her earnings go into her account and she pays for our holidays.
I've never done any household budgeting.
There’s only Mrs Numbers and I, I earn more than her but everything is 50/50, always has been and always will be.Is that usual? Mrs Loom and I have a very clear idea of how much each of us have saved and are earning. I don’t see how household budgeting and financial planning conversations could happen otherwise.
I don’t think it’s overly romantic to believe that all money in a marriage is essentially joint, whoever happens to be looking after it.
The Q's are pretty much the same, Mrs Q was a full-time Mum from about 1988 to 1998 and a part-time Mum from about 2002-2004ish so I was the only/main breadwinner for those periods. That's continued till today even though she has now worked full-time for 15-20 years. My income goes into the joint account and hers goes into hers. I pay for day to day living expenses and she pays for 'nice to haves'. I know roughly what Mrs Q earns because she has told me but I've never asked.I've never known how much she earns. I've always been the main breadwinner and my earnings go into the joint account. Her earnings go into her account and she pays for our holidays.
I've never done any household budgeting.
That seems strange to me. I don't know precisely how much Ms Idaho earns, but I know approximately.
I'm earning about a quarter of what I earned two years ago. I'd estimate our household income has dropped from around £80k to under £40k. I previously earned almost double what she did. She's going to up her hours next year, partly to try and bump up her pension and she'll be earning three times as much as me.
It's getting worse, I had to chip in a couple of K a year when Son went off to Uni in 2008, Middle went in 2011 but lived at home so mostly I just had to sub bus fares. I reckon this academic year I might hit the £10K mark underwriting Youngest though.indeed. If my income went down significantly we'd need to start having these discussions. But till then we'll make do on what I earn. We're not extravagant in our living.
When the children go off to university and we have to start funding them, finances may need to be examined
One of mine has finished and the other two are halfway through. Fortunately we organised all the money before I quit my old job (in fact the main reason I could quit).When the children go off to university and we have to start funding them, finances may need to be examined
Yeah they are ridiculous in some places. One of mine is in Manchester and her shared 5 person house is about £40k a year in total.Rents especially are just fucking bonkers now, if they can study and live at home it will save you a mint.
The finisher is now back home and gently looking for gainful employment and therefore a way to get out of boring Exeter and to live somewhere interesting.
Probably a bit too full on to actually live in party town salterton. Maybe live in Otterton and head down the road for raving.Budleigh Salterton?
Our only child left Uni a couple of years ago, and now earns only a couple of grand a year less than me.One of mine has finished and the other two are halfway through. Fortunately we organised all the money before I quit my old job (in fact the main reason I could quit).
Ms Idaho is a soft touch. She also has parents who are both reasonable well off and generous having retired on gold plated public sector final salary pensions, so is culturally accustomed to parents picking up the tab. I've tried to suggest that we are not in the financial position to do likewise ... (fly overhead gesture....)Our only child left Uni a couple of years ago, and now earns only a couple of grand a year less than me.
Given mrs mx has no income since she got made redundant last year, I was a little surprised to discover that we are still paying for her contact lenses and phone.