30something couples, what is your HHI?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Me (DW)33: $175k
DH 37: $47k (teacher)

Total: $222k

What possible benefit is there for a woman earning $175K to marry a guy earning $47K???

Signed,
A guy

You probably don’t have much to offer women outside of your earnings capacity, but many men do. There are men that offer looks, companionship, and a plethora of other things. Your question is akin to asking “what benefit is there for a man earning $$$ to marry a woman who isn’t at least a 9/10”.

[Anonymous]

Me: $175k (CTRM strategy director)
DH: $210k (residential GC sales)

[Anonymous]

Yay another humble brag thread

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Yay another humble brag thread

I don’t think it’s exactly humble.

[Anonymous]

Salary jobs are for simps.

When I was young, I absolutely detested the idea of going to school, working a corporate career or for someone else who's your boss, and trying to cap out at a six figure salary. I mean if you want to be mediocre OK. I guess people like safety.

Started my own business and sold it for $795M. So nice to be done with the rat race by 39.

[Anonymous]

Me 31yo (30hrs/wk): $80k + commission (usually $40k) Recruiter

DH 32yo: $150k + $10-20k bonus (Client Management at tech start up) and nice equity package.

We pretend we only make the guaranteed $230k.

[Anonymous]

Combined $275k (almost 50-50 split) and it should stay around that until we retire (fed and non-profit work). More than enough to enjoy life in this area.

[Anonymous]

I've always wonder why people just don't lookup the data themselves. Download the American Community Survey Public Use Microdata for local areas.

There are even websites that do this for use if you are data illiterate: https://www.socialexplorer.com/explore-maps. For example you can see that 50% of Zip code 22101 have households that make over 200K/year. The microdata lets you do whatever cuts you want (and get income of each spouse).

For upper NW DC (PUMA ID 101, corresponding to WTOP, so Ward 3+GT+CCDC), you can even see the modal married family unit that owns a house resides in a 1M home detached with 4 bedrooms, makes 308K (typically split 200K/100K). Most live in single family homes (60%) or rowhomes (25%). They have a profession degree and often working in professional services or government in management roles.

Non-married renters are very different, with median incomes of just 75K and live in 50+ unit buildings; but they are outnumbered by married homeowners.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I've always wonder why people just don't lookup the data themselves. Download the American Community Survey Public Use Microdata for local areas.

There are even websites that do this for use if you are data illiterate: https://www.socialexplorer.com/explore-maps. For example you can see that 50% of Zip code 22101 have households that make over 200K/year. The microdata lets you do whatever cuts you want (and get income of each spouse).

For upper NW DC (PUMA ID 101, corresponding to WTOP, so Ward 3+GT+CCDC), you can even see the modal married family unit that owns a house resides in a 1M home detached with 4 bedrooms, makes 308K (typically split 200K/100K). Most live in single family homes (60%) or rowhomes (25%). They have a profession degree and often working in professional services or government in management roles.

Non-married renters are very different, with median incomes of just 75K and live in 50+ unit buildings; but they are outnumbered by married homeowners.

Row homes are single family homes, unless you specifically mean condo conversions?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I've always wonder why people just don't lookup the data themselves. Download the American Community Survey Public Use Microdata for local areas.

There are even websites that do this for use if you are data illiterate: https://www.socialexplorer.com/explore-maps. For example you can see that 50% of Zip code 22101 have households that make over 200K/year. The microdata lets you do whatever cuts you want (and get income of each spouse).

For upper NW DC (PUMA ID 101, corresponding to WTOP, so Ward 3+GT+CCDC), you can even see the modal married family unit that owns a house resides in a 1M home detached with 4 bedrooms, makes 308K (typically split 200K/100K). Most live in single family homes (60%) or rowhomes (25%). They have a profession degree and often working in professional services or government in management roles.

Non-married renters are very different, with median incomes of just 75K and live in 50+ unit buildings; but they are outnumbered by married homeowners.

Row homes are single family homes, unless you specifically mean condo conversions?

Sorry I meant detached,
here is the codebook

1,529 3 1-family house, detached
522 4 1-family house, attached
9 5 2-family building
18 6 3-4 family building
20 7 5-9 family building
19 8 10-19 family building
67 9 20-49 family building
143 10 50+ family building

[Anonymous]

Just here to drag down the average - $86k + $41k = $127k and we both have masters degrees. Actually doing pretty well by non-DCUM standards.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:me: 100 billion
wife 1: 50 billion
wife 2: 200 million
wife 3: 50k (shes the hot one)
dog: 500k

I am wife 3.
I actually make more, but I can confirm I am the hot one.

[Anonymous]

DH (38): 160k (gov)
DW (37): 780k (biglaw)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Me (DW)33: $175k
DH 37: $47k (teacher)

Total: $222k

What possible benefit is there for a woman earning $175K to marry a guy earning $47K???

Signed,
A guy

If he's an Educator...he's a great man for sure!

[Anonymous]

DH $125k, Sr Director, marketing company
Me: $117k, specialist healthcare position (RN)