How much do u earn? How much does dh?

cnc

Wed, Jun 01 2016, 1:37 pm

mazal555 wrote:

See I think that this is why we need to have more Jewish communities in affordable places. The average American household has an income of about $53k. If they are all managing on that, why are so many people here unable to manage on $70k and up? Its time to start communities in Oklahoma or other low COL areas. And yes, we have to pay tuition but so do Catholics.

I know people that pay around 53k in tuition alone.

amother

Beige

Wed, Jun 01 2016, 1:50 pm

dh: just about 60,000 3rd year medical resident (great benefits)
me: just under 30,000 I work part time as a teacher

2 tuitions
major students loans
rent: 1900 /month

tichellady

Wed, Jun 01 2016, 2:03 pm

mazal555 wrote:

So why can't you buy those outfits at Wal-Mart or target like everyone else?

Personally, my kosher, gluten free, legume free grocery bill is exactly the average for my family size, kosher or not.

I think it comes down to housing in expensive areas, unreasonable tuition (are Jewish teachers really being paid more than the Catholic teachers? The teachers are being paid less per hour than plumbers) and possibly unreasonable expectations of traveling, expensive clothes, cleaning help etc

Not sure I understand your comparisons- plumbers can make a lot of money- it's a lucrative job for many. Nuns and priests don't really get paid- they are supported by the church and don't have families to support. The church subsidizes the other costs ( secular teachers, cost of building etc) so it's not comparable to the yeshiva set up.

Wed, Jun 01 2016, 3:00 pm

mille wrote:

I already said in the other thread, but what the heck, I'll post here too. I make 40k+20k in fringe benefits and my husband makes 80k+bonus (varies).

edit: I am in organizational development and my husband does supply chain management.

What's orgenizational development?

mommy3b2c

Wed, Jun 01 2016, 3:33 pm

mazal555 wrote:

(are Jewish teachers really being paid more than the Catholic teachers? The teachers are being paid less per hour than plumbers) and possibly unreasonable expectations of traveling, expensive clothes, cleaning help etc

Plumbers often make $100 an hour. (Or more.) just saying.

Busymom104

Thu, Jun 02 2016, 5:39 am

Husband $58k
Me $74k
(both pre-tax)
We live in NY and have one kid, another on the way IYH. It seems like a lot of income for a small family but it really isn't. Right now we are able to save a bit but once the baby comes I have no idea how we will save.

amother

Orchid

Thu, Jun 02 2016, 6:04 am

Dh is a CPA working as a controller for a real estate company. His income truly comes from Hashem. He fell into this job when any other job with his qualifications would bring in a fraction of what he is currently making.

amother

Green

Thu, Jun 02 2016, 6:29 am

amother wrote:

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

This makes me so nervous! I'm currently making 45k while husband is in school and does part time randomly making at most $5k a year and BH we are fine for now. We have no kids yet but $170k a year living month to month? That's scary! Not judging- I don't know what your expenses are but my husband and I together will probably make a little over $100k when he's finished with school. And I live in NY!

mille

Thu, Jun 02 2016, 7:22 am

r1 wrote:

What's orgenizational development?

It's part of the field of industrial/organizational psychology. There's lots of info online about the field, but if I had to sum it up in two words it would be "workplace efficiency".

amother

Cobalt

Thu, Jun 02 2016, 7:28 am

Mille- that's so cool! Do people actually listen to you?- my dh always complains how frustrating it is for him how management is often times so inefficient making it difficult for the employees to do their work!

amother

Tan

Thu, Jun 02 2016, 8:09 am

Me - $97,000 working 4 days (with great benefits) - Accountant
Hubs - $120,000 - Credit Analyst

Long Island, NY - Negative income month to month with 3 tuitions, (2 HS tuitions) (Israel next year)

We are very frugal, and we put away as much as we can into retirement accounts

amother

Jade

Thu, Jun 02 2016, 8:49 am

She wrote:

amother wrote:

amother

Mistyrose

Thu, Jun 02 2016, 9:12 pm

For those wondering why frum ppl can't manage on relatively decent salaries and catholic ppl paying tuition can, you're forgetting abt things like a huge, expensive yt every few months. Summer camp. Tznius clothing. Wigs. Simchas. That's just a few examples. There is just so much abt religious Jewish life beyond the tuition, housing, and even kosher food thats expensive.

amother

Pearl

Thu, Jun 02 2016, 9:41 pm

amother wrote:

There are frum Israeli for families who dress less formally, make modest simchas and don't send their kids to summer camp. It's true there's a day less of yom tov, but otherwise, the religious commitment is the same. You are not talking about frum life per se, you're talking about frum life as lived in New York .

(I know, tuition is lower, but so are salaries.)