My wife earns more than me & I'm delighted

Shiraz 4.99

The good Mrs. Shiraz took redundancy when things started to go under.
Suited us fine as she got a year of JSA and was able to mind our 3 pre-school kids.
In 2011 she started her own little company & it's mushroomed, she, sorry we have hit the big time, you go girl whoo hoo.

Doing her returns last night she was estimating her drawings for 2013.
I pulled out my P60 from last year & she has me whooped, hands down.

I've known some men to be affronted by this but I couldn't have been more happy.
It's not the extra disposable income it's that she did it all herself after having her family & without a 3rd level qualification.

Any other men out there where the other halves bring home more bacon ?
How does it make you feel ?

srsly78

Are you not mad at her for using up all the tax credits?

Muise...

now you can afford better wine OP!

Lenin Skynard

Muise... wrote: »

now you can afford better wine OP!

Or even better, a much larger volume of the cheap wine.

dodderangler

I don't work so yeah she's the bread winner and its a horrible feeling.
Not out of work long or anything but she is the bread winner and to me its not right that a man isn't the money maker.
Depressing really

pickarooney

Depends dunnit. If it's because I got fired, no. If it's because she got a raise, yes.

bbam

Shiraz 4.99 wrote: »

The good Mrs. Shiraz took redundancy when things started to go under.
Suited us fine as she got a year of JSA and was able to mind our 3 pre-school kids.
In 2011 she started her own little company & it's mushroomed, she, sorry we have hit the big time, you go girl whoo hoo.

Doing her returns last night she was estimating her drawings for 2013.
I pulled out my P60 from last year & she has me whooped, hands down.

I've known some men to be affronted by this but I couldn't have been more happy.
It's not the extra disposable income it's that she did it all herself after having her family & without a 3rd level qualification.

Any other men out there where the other halves bring home more bacon ?
How does it make you feel ?

Yep..
My Mrs works half time and still beats me by about €4K.. I think its great

mattjack

Wait till she starts heading out with her "new" friends OP.

kowloon

It's never too early to start hinting at Christmas presents, go big and see what happens.

Mongarra

I'm delighted for you both.

The old attitude of the man having to be the main breadwinner is outmoded IMO and, given the current financial situation of many families, any supplement to income is to be welcomed. Even better when the "new" income becomes the mainstay of the family budget.

I hope it will reach the stage where the business will be successful enough that you can become the house husband and leave your own job to look after the family if that is what you would like.

minotour

Fair play, well done her.

I recently tipped the scales back in my favor but Id be quite happy for her to trounce me on that score any time. The bottom line though has to be that its nice to have two decent wages coming in. A lot of what i read on here involves people struggling on one poor wage and my heart goes out to them.

Rho b

Great to hear a success story in business - may it keep going from strength to strength. Fair play to both of you.

GreeBo

Two words OP.

Money Fight!

LaughOrDie

I'd be delighted too.

Fair play to her - and to you for being a man about it.

It's only someone who's insecure that would have a problem with it.......or an idiot.

MadsL

I have the dinner ready.

All your mates think your a pussy tho

tin79

Rho b wrote: »

Great to hear a success story in business - may it keep going from strength to strength. Fair play to both of you.

Lets not jump the gun here. It could be human trafficking, drug dealing or supplying paedo mice to labs that she does.

Lets get the facts before we hand out the Kudos.

Actually judging by the OP I am gonna guess she grows magic mushrooms. For shame OP!

AnonoBoy

I'd love if my wife earned more than me.












It'd mean I'd have a wife and wouldn't be so alone.

Shiraz 4.99

Muise... wrote: »

now you can afford better wine OP!

Ha . . . & that parking fine

Genghiz Cohen

Shiraz 4.99 wrote: »

The good Mrs. Shiraz took redundancy when things started to go under.
Suited us fine as she got a year of JSA and was able to mind our 3 pre-school kids.
In 2011 she started her own little company & it's mushroomed, she, sorry we have hit the big time, you go girl whoo hoo.

Doing her returns last night she was estimating her drawings for 2013.
I pulled out my P60 from last year & she has me whooped, hands down.

I've known some men to be affronted by this but I couldn't have been more happy.
It's not the extra disposable income it's that she did it all herself after having her family & without a 3rd level qualification.

Any other men out there where the other halves bring home more bacon ?
How does it make you feel ?

You just make sure her coat-tails are nice and comfortable. It's a long ride to the top!

Girlfriend earns more than I do by nearly 10k/Year. She, like your missus, earned it so I'm very happy for her.

Sleepy

Fair play to her. What's the business?

Muise...

Sleepy wrote: »

Fair play to her. What's the business?

Traffic Warden

Shiraz 4.99

Sleepy wrote: »

Fair play to her. What's the business?

Can't say much without promoting it in some way cause it's specialised.
Rest assured it's not prostitution.

Lets just say she provides a very specific service for money & people are delighted to pay for it as she travels to them instead of them having to come to the capital.
Think dog grooming without the grooming or the dogs.

tin79

Shiraz 4.99 wrote: »

Can't say much without promoting it in some way cause it's specialised.
Rest assured it's not prostitution.

Lets just say she provides a very specific service for money & people are delighted to pay for it as she travels to them instead of them having to come to the capital.
Think dog grooming without the grooming or the dogs.

So dogging?

ringadingding

I put the bread on the table and carry the financial pressure, she takes care if the gaff and raising the children.

May sound sexist, but it works for us, luckily I get a decent enough wage that the pressure isn't huge on one salary.

If the tables were turned, I'd be equally as happy, though I enjoy working

Shiraz 4.99

Shiraz 4.99 wrote: »

Think dog grooming without the grooming or the dogs.

Wha

Mr. Manager

My missus earned way way more than me but had to travel all the time so took a job here in Malta so we'd be able to spend more time together. Now I earn more than her


Muahahahahahahaha!

The One Who Knocks

bbam wrote: »

Yep..
My Mrs works half time and still beats me by about €4K.. I think its great

..She's a mascot?

thefinalstage

Am I the only one that senses a slightly hostile undertone? The fact he had to mention she had no third level education...

Rho b

poisonedstream wrote: »

Am I the only one that senses a slightly hostile undertone? The fact he had to mention she had no third level education...

I think you are the only one. I read it as - well done to my wife but then maybe I am naive and just like to hear a good news story.

IK09

Mobile Hair dressing?

canadianwoman

AnonoBoy wrote: »

I'd love if my wife earned more than me.












It'd mean I'd have a wife and wouldn't be so alone.

Aaaaaawwwwwww.

professore

I'd love to be in that situation - would take the pressure off big time.

bodice ripper

dodderangler wrote: »

I don't work so yeah she's the bread winner and its a horrible feeling.
Not out of work long or anything but she is the bread winner and to me its not right that a man isn't the money maker.
Depressing really

well, maybe when you join us in the present you will feel better.

CrazyRabbit

Mushroomed eh? Would this be of the 'magic' variety? Would explain the high income!

Agent Smith

Can your misses lend me a tenner?

mattjack

Shiraz 4.99 wrote: »

Can't say much without promoting it in some way cause it's specialised.
Rest assured it's not prostitution.

Lets just say she provides a very specific service for money & people are delighted to pay for it as she travels to them instead of them having to come to the capital.
Think dog grooming without the grooming or the dogs.

Dog grooming without the grooming or dogs ?

Hmmm .... Chinese takeaway delivery driver person , no no , I got it .... sheep driver truck person.

Wompa1

Not married but I'd love for my future wife to earn more than me. It would take the pressure off me.

pharmaton

poisonedstream wrote: »

Am I the only one that senses a slightly hostile undertone? The fact he had to mention she had no third level education...

well, not hostile but if it's not an issue why actually highlight the fact? Wouldn't be a blip on my radar tbh


"wayyy, here's something my wife does that doesn't bother me, how great is that"

valknut

Would love to marry a good looking career orientated woman and become a house husband.

Never got mens obsession with been number one earner.

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

As someone who retired in the past year I went from earning 20k more than my wife to now being 10k behind her. It doesn't bother me (or her) in the slightest and all money is pooled anyway. We never considered who earned what and I never even thought about it until this thread came up.
The notion that the man should be the breadwinner is very Neanderthal-like. Provided he's not sitting at home on the dole, enjoying his hobbies instead of out looking for a job of some sort it doesn't matter who earns what in a marriage.

Femme_Fatale

Shiraz 4.99 wrote: »

I pulled out my P60 from last year & she has me whooped, hands down.

I've known some men to be affronted by this

I'd bet most men nowadays wouldn't give a sh1t, and that the only thing that would piss some of them off would be: not having a job or not getting very well paid, which would apply whether their wife is earning more or not.

Gandhi

Huge difference between a situation where both husband and wife make good money (wife making slightly more), and a situation where the husband is either unemployed, or just scraping by, and depending on the wife to support him and the kids.

We are in the first situation, and I am fine with it. Probably because even though I don't bring home most of the bacon, I still bring home plenty of bacon. If we had to depend solely on me, we'd still be quite comfortable.

If I was in the second situation, I'd probably find it pretty emasculating to be thinking that I was dependent on my wife, and if anything happened to her job, and we were depending on me, we'd be f**ked. Not as easy to be the modern man in that case. Obviously I'd be annoyed that I wasn't making more, not that I'd want her to make less.

kupus

Are we still guessing the job....

if so my guess is a dog fluffer.

Kintarō Hattori

kupus wrote: »

Are we still guessing the job....

if so my guess is a dog fluffer.

I guess Hair Boiler Operator:

http://zaynekemler.weebly.com/hair-boiler.html