Anonymous wrote:Rich or poor. Never know how things will turn out. Best to have what you need. Save some money in case of emergency.

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Anonymous wrote:I do not know of anyone who married a rich man, but a lot of them became rich during the course of their marriage.

We are not rich (HHI is 350K), I am SAHM and my DH is in a low stress and very secure job with tons of benefits. We are financially quite secure and do not have worries for the future (generous pension, no debts, college covered, medical, lots of insurance). If we have the need to pull out 500K for any unexpected cost, we can do it. We live a comfortable lifestyle with cleaners, eating out, vacations, organic foods etc.

My DH can make a lot of money and we can definitely quadruple our net-worth in a few years if he pursues other opportunities but it will mean insane work hours and not having a very laid back lifestyle with our kids. So we are happy where we are. We also have a solid marriage, and we spend a lot of time together as a couple so we are at a very good place relationshipwise. We also hold all our assets together and I manage all the money and investments, so monetary concerns are not a driving factor.

There are very few people in our group of friends who make more than us and have intact marriages/ successful kids as well. There is probably no one that I know whose life and fortune I am envious of. I feel very blessed. I do not envy any other woman who is working because it is a much harder life than what I lead. I have a comfortable, non-hectic life where I take care of my house, my kids and myself. They on the other hand have a full time job AND they have to do everything at home too.

If your husband has a laid back job that pays $350k and you do not work, you should indeed feel blessed. You are like the 0.00001%.

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My husband makes double that in a low stress stable secure job

Not hard

I work too though. I’d rather stick a fork in my eye than sah.
Isn't 350K a middle class life style? So a single earning HHI, with a SAHM not a sign of mediocrity on DCUM?

Anonymous wrote:I do not know of anyone who married a rich man, but a lot of them became rich during the course of their marriage.

We are not rich (HHI is 350K), I am SAHM and my DH is in a low stress and very secure job with tons of benefits. We are financially quite secure and do not have worries for the future (generous pension, no debts, college covered, medical, lots of insurance). If we have the need to pull out 500K for any unexpected cost, we can do it. We live a comfortable lifestyle with cleaners, eating out, vacations, organic foods etc.

My DH can make a lot of money and we can definitely quadruple our net-worth in a few years if he pursues other opportunities but it will mean insane work hours and not having a very laid back lifestyle with our kids. So we are happy where we are. We also have a solid marriage, and we spend a lot of time together as a couple so we are at a very good place relationshipwise. We also hold all our assets together and I manage all the money and investments, so monetary concerns are not a driving factor.

There are very few people in our group of friends who make more than us and have intact marriages/ successful kids as well. There is probably no one that I know whose life and fortune I am envious of. I feel very blessed. I do not envy any other woman who is working because it is a much harder life than what I lead. I have a comfortable, non-hectic life where I take care of my house, my kids and myself. They on the other hand have a full time job AND they have to do everything at home too.

Anonymous wrote:Yes. However, when my friend who is a SAHM married to a rich guy said "I feel I owe him sex because of all that he gives me and my family," It made me kinda glad I'm not.

Anonymous wrote:None of my friends married rich men but many, including myself, married men who became rich. I had my own career as well so it was fun starting out with little and then having a lot with being in love the real constant.

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Anonymous wrote:No. Unfortunately a lot of them (mainly my private girls’ high school friends) are in gilded cages married to older men. My friend from college who married a man now in the top 200 richest men in the US gave up motherhood to do so. She does a lot of child-focused charity work but, you can tell it hasn’t healed that wound. She’s the richest sibling and cousin in her huge family and the only one with no kids of her own. It wouldn’t be an issue if she wanted to be child-free, but she has always wanted kids. She talks about it a lot.

He doesn’t want heirs?

NP. I’m assuming second marriage with a vasectomy he can’t or won’t reverse.

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Anonymous wrote:I do not know of anyone who married a rich man, but a lot of them became rich during the course of their marriage.

We are not rich (HHI is 350K), I am SAHM and my DH is in a low stress and very secure job with tons of benefits. We are financially quite secure and do not have worries for the future (generous pension, no debts, college covered, medical, lots of insurance). If we have the need to pull out 500K for any unexpected cost, we can do it. We live a comfortable lifestyle with cleaners, eating out, vacations, organic foods etc.

My DH can make a lot of money and we can definitely quadruple our net-worth in a few years if he pursues other opportunities but it will mean insane work hours and not having a very laid back lifestyle with our kids. So we are happy where we are. We also have a solid marriage, and we spend a lot of time together as a couple so we are at a very good place relationshipwise. We also hold all our assets together and I manage all the money and investments, so monetary concerns are not a driving factor.

There are very few people in our group of friends who make more than us and have intact marriages/ successful kids as well. There is probably no one that I know whose life and fortune I am envious of. I feel very blessed. I do not envy any other woman who is working because it is a much harder life than what I lead. I have a comfortable, non-hectic life where I take care of my house, my kids and myself. They on the other hand have a full time job AND they have to do everything at home too.

If your husband has a laid back job that pays $350k and you do not work, you should indeed feel blessed. You are like the 0.00001%.

Anonymous wrote:I do not know of anyone who married a rich man, but a lot of them became rich during the course of their marriage.

We are not rich (HHI is 350K), I am SAHM and my DH is in a low stress and very secure job with tons of benefits. We are financially quite secure and do not have worries for the future (generous pension, no debts, college covered, medical, lots of insurance). If we have the need to pull out 500K for any unexpected cost, we can do it. We live a comfortable lifestyle with cleaners, eating out, vacations, organic foods etc.

My DH can make a lot of money and we can definitely quadruple our net-worth in a few years if he pursues other opportunities but it will mean insane work hours and not having a very laid back lifestyle with our kids. So we are happy where we are. We also have a solid marriage, and we spend a lot of time together as a couple so we are at a very good place relationshipwise. We also hold all our assets together and I manage all the money and investments, so monetary concerns are not a driving factor.

There are very few people in our group of friends who make more than us and have intact marriages/ successful kids as well. There is probably no one that I know whose life and fortune I am envious of. I feel very blessed. I do not envy any other woman who is working because it is a much harder life than what I lead. I have a comfortable, non-hectic life where I take care of my house, my kids and myself. They on the other hand have a full time job AND they have to do everything at home too. [/quote

If your husband has a laid back job that pays $350k and you do not work, you should indeed feel blessed. You are like the 0.00001%.