Well he does because I SAH. Pre-kids when we both worked F/T I always made more (not by much but same profession/level). In the 10yrs since I had my first kid, my DH's salary has almost quadrupled...wonder if mine would have grown like that.
Me, he's a PhD student so even with my shitty job I'm making quite a bit more.
My field probably has more earning potential over a lifetime, but there are lot of factors that go into that so it's hard to say who will be the higher earner long term. At the current rate I can see us being pretty even (or me even making less) when he gets his first post-graduation job, but my field is more likely to have more opportunities for promotion and thus might mean more income.
Post by Velar Fricative on Mar 1, 2015 10:13:32 GMT -5
We used to earn the same base salary (well, I earned a whopping $20 more per year, lol!) but his extra gigs had him earning more. Neither of us gets bonuses. As of tomorrow I will be earning a lot more than him. We have one child and another on the way.
DH is a SAHD to one brand new kid, so I make all the money:)
My SIL makes more than BIL, but other than that, I think almost all of my female friends make way less than their DH's or stay home. Kids or not. My BFF I think is almost the same as her DH. I'm kind of surprised I don't have more high wage earning friends since many of them are highly educated.
Single, but my friend who I keep trying to make a deal with makes more than 4 times as me. He's not falling for the "if we aren't married by xx age, we will marry each other!" haha. I don't really want to marry him; I do tease him and say we will marry each other but just as a joke.
Post by EmilieMadison on Mar 1, 2015 18:26:48 GMT -5
DH and I have two kids. I've primarily been a SAHM for the last decade. He earns more money by a huge margin. I have more in investments by a huge margin.
Post by wanderlustmom on Mar 1, 2015 19:11:23 GMT -5
When we both worked full time, he made double my income. Then I SAH for a few years and returned to PT work and he made three times my salary. Even being part time, I am ambitious and work on closing the gap every year. 2015, it may be half of his income. DH is rooting for me too and since I'm self employed it's fun to guess my potential salary. But one essential truth, unless I become dr. Phil, I am not going to be the breadwinner.
Of I get another promotion DH could stay home. He doesn't want to, but could. I already make more myself than we made combined when we first we're dating.