Comments on: Couples With Different Levels of Income http://www.thefinancialblogger.com/couples-with-different-levels-of-income/ This is where your finance takes place Thu, 18 Mar 2010 04:25:14 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 By: Sanity http://www.thefinancialblogger.com/couples-with-different-levels-of-income/comment-page-1/#comment-5829 Sanity Wed, 13 May 2009 12:17:20 +0000 http://www.thefinancialblogger.com/couples-with-different-levels-of-income/#comment-5829 I agree with your 100/100 contribution from couples. There are lots of problems associated with 50/50. The 50/50 creatse emotional separations and its directly telling the other couple that there is an extent I can go with you. If realy you are in a marriage, I don't see any reason why couples can't function 100% as a team. I agree with your 100/100 contribution from couples.
There are lots of problems associated with 50/50.
The 50/50 creatse emotional separations and its directly telling the other couple that there is an extent I can go with you.
If realy you are in a marriage, I don’t see any reason why couples can’t function 100% as a team.

]]> By: The Financial Blogger http://www.thefinancialblogger.com/couples-with-different-levels-of-income/comment-page-1/#comment-5676 The Financial Blogger Thu, 23 Apr 2009 02:07:13 +0000 http://www.thefinancialblogger.com/couples-with-different-levels-of-income/#comment-5676 Hello Emily, I don't know what is your relationship look like right now. This is why I would remain cautious and tell you to keep your stuff separately until you decide to buy a house, get married or make any other significant step as a couple. Communication will remain an important point considering the future salary gap you will live as a couple. Don't worry, I make more than twice my wife's income and we live pretty good with it :-D Hello Emily,

I don’t know what is your relationship look like right now. This is why I would remain cautious and tell you to keep your stuff separately until you decide to buy a house, get married or make any other significant step as a couple.

Communication will remain an important point considering the future salary gap you will live as a couple. Don’t worry, I make more than twice my wife’s income and we live pretty good with it :-D

]]> By: emily http://www.thefinancialblogger.com/couples-with-different-levels-of-income/comment-page-1/#comment-5673 emily Wed, 22 Apr 2009 23:14:33 +0000 http://www.thefinancialblogger.com/couples-with-different-levels-of-income/#comment-5673 Here is a question: I am a medical resident and make a living wage at this time. I have over 200k in debt from medical school. With my chosen specialty I will make about 200k a year if I work full time--which I will except for some time to have kids in the future. My fiance has no school debt, works a radiology tech and will probably make in the 40-60k yearly area. However his father recently passed away and he inherited 100k, multiple stocks and has trust fund moneys that he will recieve at intervals predetermined by his did. Thus our conundrum is figuring out how to combine our current and future debt, savings, and income in a way that feels fair. Any ideas?? Here is a question: I am a medical resident and make a living wage at this time. I have over 200k in debt from medical school. With my chosen specialty I will make about 200k a year if I work full time–which I will except for some time to have kids in the future. My fiance has no school debt, works a radiology tech and will probably make in the 40-60k yearly area. However his father recently passed away and he inherited 100k, multiple stocks and has trust fund moneys that he will recieve at intervals predetermined by his did. Thus our conundrum is figuring out how to combine our current and future debt, savings, and income in a way that feels fair. Any ideas??

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]]> By: Slinky http://www.thefinancialblogger.com/couples-with-different-levels-of-income/comment-page-1/#comment-2312 Slinky Sat, 19 Apr 2008 20:03:37 +0000 http://www.thefinancialblogger.com/couples-with-different-levels-of-income/#comment-2312 Coming from the otherside of things, my significant other and I have always (and will continue) to have seperate finances. When we met, I was 19, and he was 29. HUGE difference in income. At first, we just kind of went with the flow. I started spending a lot of time at his place, so I started contributing grocery money. After I officially moved in, I put in half the rent. Things that apply to only one of us (we each have our own cell phone) was payed by that person. 6 years later, Things have evened out, although I'm not quite graduated from college. Beginning in June, I'll be making more than he does! The key to making this work, is agreeing on it and not keeping score. He had no problem 'supporting' me during college. Sometimes this was picking up my half of the rent, and for most of college it was paying all the utilities himself. Going out to eat will always be whoever wants to 'treat' unless we agree to split. When we buy a house in a few years, most of the downpayment will likely be mine. He has credit card debt he's still paying down (I'm a good influence) and I'm a bigger saver than he is. You can still be a team with separate finances, I just think it might be harder to not keep score. The easiest way for that is to just truly love the other. Then it just comes naturally. Coming from the otherside of things, my significant other and I have always (and will continue) to have seperate finances. When we met, I was 19, and he was 29. HUGE difference in income. At first, we just kind of went with the flow. I started spending a lot of time at his place, so I started contributing grocery money. After I officially moved in, I put in half the rent. Things that apply to only one of us (we each have our own cell phone) was payed by that person. 6 years later, Things have evened out, although I’m not quite graduated from college. Beginning in June, I’ll be making more than he does!

The key to making this work, is agreeing on it and not keeping score. He had no problem ’supporting’ me during college. Sometimes this was picking up my half of the rent, and for most of college it was paying all the utilities himself. Going out to eat will always be whoever wants to ‘treat’ unless we agree to split. When we buy a house in a few years, most of the downpayment will likely be mine. He has credit card debt he’s still paying down (I’m a good influence) and I’m a bigger saver than he is. You can still be a team with separate finances, I just think it might be harder to not keep score. The easiest way for that is to just truly love the other. Then it just comes naturally.

]]> By: Alex - My Trader's Journal http://www.thefinancialblogger.com/couples-with-different-levels-of-income/comment-page-1/#comment-2290 Alex - My Trader's Journal Wed, 16 Apr 2008 01:50:23 +0000 http://www.thefinancialblogger.com/couples-with-different-levels-of-income/#comment-2290 I think if you are married it MUST be a team or you shouldn't have married. Splitting is what dating around is for. I've been lucky, my wife and I have always been within 20k of each other, each taking our turns leading over the past 11 years of marriage. All that flipped when she took 10 mos off after our son was born. Still, it was OUR MONEY, not mine. It didn't seem odd at all for her to buy stuff she wanted/needed. Then again, we are both quite practical. I'll get to flip the burden back to her in a few years if she can make enough for me to invest full time. :) I think if you are married it MUST be a team or you shouldn’t have married. Splitting is what dating around is for. I’ve been lucky, my wife and I have always been within 20k of each other, each taking our turns leading over the past 11 years of marriage. All that flipped when she took 10 mos off after our son was born. Still, it was OUR MONEY, not mine. It didn’t seem odd at all for her to buy stuff she wanted/needed. Then again, we are both quite practical.
I’ll get to flip the burden back to her in a few years if she can make enough for me to invest full time. :)

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