From a recent article @bunnybean posted, "We act as if work is optional for women. It’s not." (www.washingtonpost.com/news/in-theory/wp/2016/02/05/we-act-as-if-work-is-optional-for-women-its-not/)
"Increasingly, women are the economic backbone for families in our country. Today, 70 percent of mothers work. More than 40 percent of mothers are the sole or primary breadwinners for their families, earning at least half of their family’s income. An additional 22 percent are co-breadwinners, earning at least a quarter or more of their family’s income."
I'm curious of MMM is even close to these percentages.
Vote in the poll if you're the parent that carried and birthed the baby/babies. ETA: poll options for those on mobile: I am the sole breadwinner (100% of HHI) I am a primary breadwinner (>=50% of HHI) I am a co-breadwinner (>=25% of HHI) I make less than 25% of total HHI I SAH I am the non-gestational parent
We keep trading the title of Primary Breadwinner. Right now I think I'm out-earning him by ~$1,000. So close! Hopefully he will get a bonus and raise soon and I'll lose the title once again
Post by countthestars on Feb 12, 2016 15:10:43 GMT -5
Last year I made ~25% of our HH income but DH is primarily commission paid so my base is more than his. In theory he would never make less than me but I guess it could happen. I expect to be somewhere between 25-50% of our income this year. I would love to make less than 25% though because that would mean H had a killer year again.
Post by gibbinator on Feb 12, 2016 15:14:24 GMT -5
I've recently jumped up to the co-breadwinner status, very exciting. I guess I'll make about 37% of our HHI this year, up from, uh 10%? Rolling in the dough...or we would be if not for double daycare
I work in education and even though I make slightly more than the 25% of HHI I do not consider myself to be a co-breadwinner. He definitely out earns me but I have a very flexible job and work 1 miles from home so once the kids are in school it will make a lot more sense for me to have my job.
My income is such a small portion of our HHI. That's good because it means our HHI is high. But it does make me feel like my job is optional. My H is supportive of me working, and I think I would be less happy if I didn't work outside the home.
He's roughly 75% and I'm 25%. I'll never make close to what he makes. My highest potential earning (so when I retire) is still less than 1/2 of what he makes now, and his will obviously increase as mine does (but at different rates!).
It doesn't bother me. We always knew he would earn much more than me as that's just the nature of our jobs. I don't feel like I don't have as much ownership or say in our financial picture because of it or anything.
I make more,though hopefully this will change soon. I also have the more flexible job so take on more home responsibility which is an interesting dynamic
We have always made roughly the same amount(not a lot!). Now I'm not working and am in school, so he's the sole "breadwinner"(still not a lot). When I finish school, I will probably make 25-50% more than him.