Do you think you make enough money?

CountryMom · 03-22-2002, 06:52 PM

I would say yes. We have all that we need and some of our wants.

But having enough money for a few more wants would be nice.

aylasmommy · 03-22-2002, 08:46 PM

I also say yes, we have enough for dh to pay tons of money for his cell phone..and all his electronic gadgets he 'has' to have, and to be able to buy new clothes (on sale or clearance) whenever we want to.
But it would be nice to actually SAVE our money..thats another thing.
But if we (or actually dh) realized the real priorities in life I think we'd actually have something in savings by now.

Michelle · 03-22-2002, 09:00 PM

yes, we are fortunate that we have everything we need in terms of food, shelter, etc., but it sure would be nice to have some extra for vacations, entertainment, etc.

Hopefully DH will be getting a raise in April...fingers crossed...

justjenn · 03-22-2002, 09:20 PM

Dh and I do make pretty good money, but we have too many bills. Too much debt. We make enough, but we learned that a little too late.

babynurse · 03-22-2002, 09:53 PM

Yes I definitely think we make enough money, in fact I work as a travel nurse and I sometimes feel guilty because if I worked all year round (which I don't, I work three months at a time, then take about 1-2 months off) we may be a lot more ahead. (Good coin!)However, I have a potentially serious back problem and nursing is a very physically and emotionally demanding job that I don't particularly want to do for 40 years! So, thankfully we are paying our debts off now and when we have children, I hope we will be okay financially for me to stay home!

mom2matty · 03-23-2002, 12:01 AM

Yes, dh makes enough money, we just need to learn to be a little smarter about things!!

Lori Biever-Launder · 03-23-2002, 12:20 AM

We make enough, but I agree--it would be nice to take a vacation now and then.

Jerseygirl · 03-23-2002, 01:43 PM

Dh makes enough money, I work in social service and for the emotionally and physically demanding work I do, I feel I do deserve to earn more. As a superviser, I also feel my staff should make much more then they do, but that is the nature of the job, nobody gets into it for the money.

MANDERS · 03-23-2002, 11:43 PM

dh makes enough money and has made enough money since we have been married,but we didn't think so we got ourselves in a lot of debt and had no savings.I sat down and figured out we should have been able to put $15000 in savings a year since we've married,this is the first year we will do that.And may beable to put back more.sometimes you don't realize it until you see it on paper

Megareader · 03-24-2002, 09:05 PM

I work as a teaching assistant so my check is a joke. But dh makes a decent living so I can keep working where I do...good thing, I really like it.

PumpkinNoodlie · 03-25-2002, 03:38 PM

Dh started a business last year...and it was tight. He's decided that he can do his business as a second business till things get busier, so is working full time plus his business. The second business generates revenue from quests lodging, so he doesn't really need ALOT of time to work with it. So, yeah, right now we make plenty. In fact, we're saving 1/3 of our income