Jimbothebarbarian
Member
Registered: 19th Apr 07
Location: Cumbria..........drunk..
User status: Offline
|
My wife makes way way more than me. She pays for everything and I spend my money on what I like.
As long as I service her needs three or four time a week she's happy and I'm happy.
It's a pretty good arrangement tbh.
|
AK
Member
Registered: 5th Jul 00
Location: Aberdeen City
User status: Offline
|
Fairly even, I pay round about 60%, she pays 40%.... thats of what we pop into a joint account monthly (bills, mortgage etc). The rest we keep for ourselves
I earn more, so isnt really unfair.
I earn 60% of the household income, so sounds pretty fair
[Edited on 25-10-2013 by AK]
|
AK
Member
Registered: 5th Jul 00
Location: Aberdeen City
User status: Offline
|
super geeking it now....
Pre Tax
I put in 28%
She puts in 33%
Post Tax
I pay 45%
She pays 46%
I do grumble that I pay more, but dont fight it. It is fair.... we share the house
|
pow
Premium Member
Registered: 11th Sep 06
Location: Hazlemere, Buckinghamshire
User status: Offline
|
Rob has OWNED the thread
|
Gary
Premium Member
Registered: 22nd Nov 06
Location: West Yorkshire
User status: Offline
|
Epic posting there rob!
I pay more but I contribute very little in the way if cleaning, cooking, washing up, washing clothes and general household stuff unless I'm asked which doesn't happen often.
|
CORSA NUT
Member
Registered: 3rd Aug 01
Location: Wirral
User status: Offline
|
Big eye opener this...
Both our wages go in... all the money goes out... fuck all left at the end and hardly any savings. Been married 6 years and together 10... have a 230k house with a 108k mortgage.
Both our wages are now really low because of both childcare and redundancys.
|
Gary
Premium Member
Registered: 22nd Nov 06
Location: West Yorkshire
User status: Offline
|
Why not sell up and live in a mortgage free house for a few years till your on track again?
|
CORSA NUT
Member
Registered: 3rd Aug 01
Location: Wirral
User status: Offline
|
Considered it mate but we've spent a fortune on it since we've been here (6years) and it's an amazing house and just what we need. It's doubtful we will ever move again.
Plus the mortgage is only £530 and anything decent around here is easy £600+ so renting wouldn't save us anything that way. We get by but just have to budget and can't really have/buy anything nice like cars or holidays. We have nice things from when we had money so it's not like we're not lucky that way.
|
Tom J
Organiser: South Wales
Premium Member
Registered: 8th Sep 03
Location: Bridgend
User status: Offline
|
This thread is useless without pics of said knockers
|
Conway563
Member
Registered: 7th Jun 06
Location: Yate, Bristol
User status: Offline
|
quote:
Originally posted by CORSA NUT
Big eye opener this...
Both our wages go in... all the money goes out... fuck all left at the end and hardly any savings. Been married 6 years and together 10... have a 230k house with a 108k mortgage.
Both our wages are now really low because of both childcare and redundancys.
Pretty much this except renting instead of owned
If we want anything we usually just discuss and see if it's affordable
Chances are that when I'm working again the mrs will give up work and stay home with the kids so unlikely anything will change for a good few years
|
dannymccann
Member
Registered: 9th Aug 06
Location: Doddington, Lincolnshire
User status: Offline
|
I have done a month budget for all joint costs, then add 10% for prudence, and we contribute 50/50 of that into the joint. My take home is roughly 20% higher than hers.
However all will change as she is going to drop our first in December so it will all change after her maternity pay stops to only me paying for everything as I earn just about enough for her to be a stay at home mum, just.
|
pow
Premium Member
Registered: 11th Sep 06
Location: Hazlemere, Buckinghamshire
User status: Offline
|
Congrats Danny 
|
CORSA NUT
Member
Registered: 3rd Aug 01
Location: Wirral
User status: Offline
|
Fucking maternity pay.... forgot about that it nearly ruined us  we pay £360 a month just for 2 days a week in nursery 
|
Andrew
Member
Registered: 5th May 04
Location: Skoda Octavia Estate, Ford Puma
User status: Offline
|
We pay about 50/50 each. If one is skint, the other pays / gives money.
|
Ben G
Member
Registered: 12th Jan 07
Location: Essex
User status: Offline
|
Who is we? Have you pulled?
|
RichR
Premium Member
Registered: 17th Oct 01
Location: Waterhouses, Staffordshire
User status: Offline
|
Andrew is married Ben
|
Gaz
Member
Registered: 24th Aug 03
Location: Widnes, Cheshire
User status: Offline
|
quote:
Originally posted by CORSA NUT
Fucking maternity pay.... forgot about that it nearly ruined us we pay £360 a month just for 2 days a week in nursery
Mat pay nearly broke us too, had to resort to credit cards to stay afloat and it's put huge pressure on us now. Hate debt but had nowhere else to get money to pay bills. The vultures got us!
|
CORSA NUT
Member
Registered: 3rd Aug 01
Location: Wirral
User status: Offline
|
Tell me about it Gaz
We ended up selling stuff around the house on eBay just to keep things steady. Running machine... gym equipment. .some of my expensive tools and testers from work. Sold my Octavia VRS and now drive a crappy MK4 Astra.
|
John
Member
Registered: 30th Jun 03
User status: Offline
|
Surely shouldn't have been having kids if it was that tight?
|
Steve
Premium Member
Registered: 30th Mar 02
Location: Worcestershire Drives: Defender
User status: Offline
|
Spot on, that doesn't just apply to him though, seems to be the case with a lot of people who are getting pregnant first and thinking later.
|
AK
Member
Registered: 5th Jul 00
Location: Aberdeen City
User status: Offline
|
not sure I'd agree... If you want family you cant put it off forever. If you have to make sacrifices.... thats a price you pay.
We prob couldnt afford to loose Fee's wage at the moment... have kids, and contine racign two cars. Mortgage is too big.
Thats not to say we cant afford a family, and shouldnt have one.
|
John
Member
Registered: 30th Jun 03
User status: Offline
|
You are in a different league with different problems.
Making a decision over being able to keep both of the race cars is a bit different from struggling to pay the bills.
|
Steve
Premium Member
Registered: 30th Mar 02
Location: Worcestershire Drives: Defender
User status: Offline
|
I'd also question some people's reasons for wanting a family.
Do they have a genuine interest in it, or are they having families because all their mates on Facebook are
[Edited on 27-10-2013 by Steve]
|
Cavey
Member
Registered: 11th Nov 02
Location: Derby
User status: Offline
|
If I had to wait till I was in a good financial position before I had kids, I'd be waiting forever. You have your kids, sacrifice your nights out, takeaways etc, fun things, and struggle by. That's life. Even if you're in a good position, it'll still hit you having kids, their expensive little things
|
John
Member
Registered: 30th Jun 03
User status: Offline
|
Sacrificing nights out and luxuries etc is understandable.
|
