If you are a SAHM or SAHD, how much money does your spouse make?

[Anonymous]

Where are all of the SAH DCUMers who have spouses who bring in the big bucks?

Cat got your tongues?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:For those of you who rent, do you have any suggestions on where to find rentals besides craigslist? We are new to the area and have only begun looking. Any suggestions would be appreciated! Specifically looking in Arlington or close by/metro accessible to Rosslyn.

We rent in Courthouse and love it -- there aren't many rentals that are big enough for families, here, though -- possibly Colonial Village or the Odyssey.

Ballston would also be super-convenient and probably not too expensive to rent a condo in. Clarendon is great, but then you're looking at maybe $2500 a month for a cheapish rental?

Good luck!

We live in south arlington and pay about $1500 for a 2 bedroom SFH. I think there are lots of affordable rentals available in this area. We used a realtor friend to find our place.

GL

[Anonymous]

Thanks for the rental tips! We are currently living in MD but DH works in Rosslyn so you can imagine what kind of horrendous commute he has! We'll probably start looking more seriously in the spring/summer but I wanted to get an idea of what to expect. We will have one 3 yo and one infant so a 2 bedroom+ is a must. Not sure what we can afford yet, but something under $1800 would be ideal. Thanks again!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Where are all of the SAH DCUMers who have spouses who bring in the big bucks?

Cat got your tongues?

I'm surprised too. Looks like a couple 250 - 350K but where are all the 500K plus SAHMs?

[Anonymous]

About $120k, but we live in Prince William and DH works in Loudoun. (I know, I know, I don't belong on this board ... we used to live and work in DC so I still come here). We have major student loan debt so we live frugally but happily. We do not save as much as many people on DCUM consider "necessary" right now, but for many reasons it is worth it to us to have me SAH. 2 kids and one on the way.

[Anonymous]

DH's income fluxuates but he makes close to $200k before taxes at a minimum. Often times it's more than that, but we don't make financial decisions based on income more than that. We get nailed with taxes though. We max out retirement contributions but only have a modest cash savings given our expenses, but we're hoping to grow that as DH has "good months" here and there.

We live in Bethesda and like to live on the indulgent side. It's just who we are. No debt other than mortgage and small car payments and we only buy what we can afford to pay for. But we aren't packing away what many people would given our HHI.

We have no other income. No substantial investment income from rental properties or anything like that, no inheritance, etc.

I'm not working now but I have the ability to make between $75-125 if something happened and we needed my income.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Where are all of the SAH DCUMers who have spouses who bring in the big bucks?

Cat got your tongues?

In my opinion it would be obnoxious on a thread like this. That is why *I* have not posted.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Where are all of the SAH DCUMers who have spouses who bring in the big bucks?

Cat got your tongues?

In my opinion it would be obnoxious on a thread like this. That is why *I* have not posted.

lol - exactly what I was thinking after reading through the posts.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Where are all of the SAH DCUMers who have spouses who bring in the big bucks?

Cat got your tongues?

In my opinion it would be obnoxious on a thread like this. That is why *I* have not posted.

lol - exactly what I was thinking after reading through the posts.

Me too. I find the common theme throughout all these posts is that these are happy families. It's nice to read!

[Anonymous]

I know that there are a lot of SAHM/D who can do so because their spouses pull in 250k plus. I find it more interesting to read about the families doing it under 150K, because it makes me realize that it can be done. Our HHI is 150k, with 2 kids, and I feel we don't save much at all nor do we have an extravagant life. maybe I need to re-examine things.

[Anonymous]

100k, live in Fairfax (near Woodson). 2 kids. We save for retirement and college, but wish we could save more. Aside from that we feel pretty comfortable. We don't scrimp or watch every penny, but we also have pretty simple tastes (old cars, not into expensive gadgets or smart phones.)

[Anonymous]

We rented when we first moved here and used a realtor. We didn't pay anything (the management companies pay the fee).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Where are all of the SAH DCUMers who have spouses who bring in the big bucks?

Cat got your tongues?

In my opinion it would be obnoxious on a thread like this. That is why *I* have not posted.

Well, it's anonymous so I don't agree it's really that obnoxious. This thread will die within a day and we will all go on with our lives.

I'd be interested in hearing though - there does seem to be a stereotype on this board that all the SAHMs have loaded husbands so it's interesting to hear the other side, but now it's leaning too much the other way and I feel like it's a bit skewed.

It's nice to hear that some are doing it on less.

[Anonymous]

it's only obnoxious when you post that your HHI is 450k and you don't feel wealthy.

[Anonymous]

i stay at home, and my husband makes $55,000.

i think it's interesting that people are wondering where all the "loaded" DCUMers are. when i read about salaries of even $100,000 i think you are loaded. it's kind of hard for me to hear about people complaining about how they don't have any money when they have so much more than us. likewise i'm sure people who make $20,000 a year or live in impoverished nations would feel the same way about me.

it's all relative i guess.