How much do u earn? How much does dh?

amother

Apricot

Sun, May 29 2016, 7:46 pm

My husband makes 42,000 thousand dollars a year as a lawyer...how depressing is that. Granted we are still in our twenties so I hope that increases!! He is getting really good experience though and very motivated to keep going. I make around 60,000 in healthcare.

amother

Mauve

Sun, May 29 2016, 8:07 pm

It is insane that people who make six figures a year are struggling. I always wonder what we could do to make our lifestyles more affordable and manageable.

amother

Seafoam

Sun, May 29 2016, 8:13 pm

Depending on the community you live in, six figures (unless that number is in the high six figures) is really not a lot of money but it is enough to not be eligible for any kind of assistance.

ETA: we both work and do well and it's still not enough

amother

Brunette

Sun, May 29 2016, 8:18 pm

amother wrote:

It is insane that people who make six figures a year are struggling. I always wonder what we could do to make our lifestyles more affordable and manageable.

It depends where you live. The cost of living varies tremendously from one part of the country to another. In my neck of the woods, low-six-figures will leave you solidly middle class but hardly without worries.

amother

Powderblue

Sun, May 29 2016, 8:22 pm

DH around $20,000, mostly freelance so varies
Me: I work 1 full time and one a lot of hours at night and weekend $60,000
Rental income $36,000

We usually have nothing left to buy groceries! It's nuts, my housing is reasonable but tuition is high and we don't qualify for anything, we pay health insurance with deductibles.

amother

Lawngreen

Sun, May 29 2016, 8:35 pm

Dh:100k
Me: 70k
2 kids daycare full time. Student loans. Rent. Utilities. Food. Seasonal clothes (minimal). We live month to month.

amother

Puce

Sun, May 29 2016, 9:03 pm

amother wrote:

I make low to mid six figures and we struggle. We have 8 children. Tuition takes up the bulk of our income. Our housing costs are low because we live in a low cost-of-living area. I commute a long distance to work and while my car is paid off B"H (it's over 10 years old) I still spend a lot each week on gas and tolls. We buy only discount clothing, I wear an old shaitel and I wash and style it myself. We have air conditioning only in the dining room and use it only if we have guests. When we make a simcha it is very small and simple. You get the picture. We live very carefully and frugally despite what would be considered a comfortable middle class income in most demographics.

amother

Slateblue

Sun, May 29 2016, 9:20 pm

Dh makes around 65k and I make 100k as an NP. However, because dh works for a frum school, we get a tuition break so the value of his salary is therefore higher.
We have 4 kids, live OOT but the cost of living here is surprisingly high.we don't yet own a home (thinking about moving closer to dh job) and finances are tight. We are not struggling, but we have to be frugal

amother

Goldenrod

Sun, May 29 2016, 10:01 pm

I make $20K working from homempartime as a bookkeeper.
Dh is a partner in a business and makes usually $300k per year depending on how much profit there is and what the payout is at the end of the year.

amother

Aubergine

Sun, May 29 2016, 10:06 pm

DH -around 70k
Me -around 20k
Yearly, before taxes.

Seems like ones salary is secret stuff judging by the amount of amothers.
Guess I'll follow the lead.

#peerpressureturnedmeintoamother

wantavaca

Sun, May 29 2016, 11:14 pm

amother wrote:

I earn 4000 a month, work part time
My husband 3200 a month in a store, (sales, and a lot of behind the scenes work)

just curious, what kind of part time job is earning you 4000 a month?
and how part time is it?

Im so impressed by all you ladies making so much money! kol hakavod to you!!
(can I know what some of you do?)

Maya

Sun, May 29 2016, 11:19 pm

amother wrote:

DH -around 70k
Me -around 20k
Yearly, before taxes.

Seems like ones salary is secret stuff judging by the amount of amothers.
Guess I'll follow the lead.

#peerpressureturnedmeintoamother

It's embarrassing to live comfortably on Imamother. It's an old story. You're only virtuous if you're poor Smile

Zehava

Mon, May 30 2016, 12:03 am

Maya wrote:

It's embarrassing to live comfortably on Imamother. It's an old story. You're only virtuous if you're poor Smile

Is 90k a year before taxes considered comfortable?

Mon, May 30 2016, 12:09 am

amother wrote:

Seems like ones salary is secret stuff judging by the amount of amothers.
Guess I'll follow the lead.

#peerpressureturnedmeintoamother

In US culture in general, income is considered personal, and many imamothers are in the US.

amother

Apricot

Mon, May 30 2016, 12:17 am

cm wrote:

In US culture in general, income is considered personal, and many imamothers are in the US.

I only went anon because people know my screename and I see no reason to belittle my husband's income publicly. He works hard.

Jeanette

Mon, May 30 2016, 12:24 am

If you work in certain government jobs your salary is public record. If you work for the HHC (NYC public hospital system) salaries are public.