Comments on: Wives Outearning Husbands, But Getting Shafted http://weakonomics.com/2010/02/08/wives-outearning-husbands-but-getting-shafted/ Everything That's Wrong With You And Your Money Wed, 23 May 2012 01:09:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Lindsay http://weakonomics.com/2010/02/08/wives-outearning-husbands-but-getting-shafted/comment-page-1/#comment-3556 Lindsay Tue, 09 Feb 2010 21:53:47 +0000 http://weakonomics.com/?p=3799#comment-3556 Thanks Kyle, I think you could go to one income if you had to. I have heard financial advice for couples with two incomes to try just living on one income for a while. This is recommended as an exercise to see if you could weather a job loss, and as a way to build savings, but it usually requires some lifestyle down-sizing on the big and small ticket items. If you do move to having a one-income family, it's important not to fall into any emotional financial traps such as thinking and acting like the money belongs to the person earning it, and remember that you are a team and it belongs to both of you. :-) Thanks Kyle, I think you could go to one income if you had to. I have heard financial advice for couples with two incomes to try just living on one income for a while. This is recommended as an exercise to see if you could weather a job loss, and as a way to build savings, but it usually requires some lifestyle down-sizing on the big and small ticket items. If you do move to having a one-income family, it’s important not to fall into any emotional financial traps such as thinking and acting like the money belongs to the person earning it, and remember that you are a team and it belongs to both of you. :-)

]]> By: Kyle http://weakonomics.com/2010/02/08/wives-outearning-husbands-but-getting-shafted/comment-page-1/#comment-3553 Kyle Mon, 08 Feb 2010 18:02:18 +0000 http://weakonomics.com/?p=3799#comment-3553 I like Lindsay's take on it. I am all for my wife making enough money that I can be a SAHD. Would be SWEET! Except for all the laundry, dishes, dirty diapers, cleaning... wait why do I want to do this again. :-) .-= Kyle´s last blog ..<a href="http://feeds.suburbandollar.com/~r/SuburbanDollar/~3/5fV37y0Wfdk/" rel="nofollow">Keeping up with the Joneses, In a Good Way</a> =-. I like Lindsay’s take on it. I am all for my wife making enough money that I can be a SAHD. Would be SWEET! Except for all the laundry, dishes, dirty diapers, cleaning… wait why do I want to do this again. :-)
.-= Kyle´s last blog ..Keeping up with the Joneses, In a Good Way =-.

]]> By: Lindsay http://weakonomics.com/2010/02/08/wives-outearning-husbands-but-getting-shafted/comment-page-1/#comment-3552 Lindsay Mon, 08 Feb 2010 16:26:45 +0000 http://weakonomics.com/?p=3799#comment-3552 Women who still want to have the choice can have it, when they make their marriage choice. What's good is now men also have that choice, whereas before they always had to work. Now a man can take care of the home while his wife works, and nobody cares. People in general have more freedom now to live the lives they want to live. Women who still want to have the choice can have it, when they make their marriage choice. What’s good is now men also have that choice, whereas before they always had to work. Now a man can take care of the home while his wife works, and nobody cares. People in general have more freedom now to live the lives they want to live.

]]> By: gina http://weakonomics.com/2010/02/08/wives-outearning-husbands-but-getting-shafted/comment-page-1/#comment-3551 gina Mon, 08 Feb 2010 16:20:11 +0000 http://weakonomics.com/?p=3799#comment-3551 not quite fair. If only men could could pregnant, then everything would be fair. But alas, women's health is impacted by the ability to be pregnant more so if they actually do get pregnant. Having choice was not only good for the woman...it also provided cushion when a family member got sick. Now everyone must work all the time, with not much to fall back on. not quite fair. If only men could could pregnant, then everything would be fair. But alas, women’s health is impacted by the ability to be pregnant more so if they actually do get pregnant.

Having choice was not only good for the woman…it also provided cushion when a family member got sick. Now everyone must work all the time, with not much to fall back on.

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