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  1. the newest poll!! What is your income situation?

    • 49
      I am the only income producer in my household
    • 26
      I am the primary income producer in my household
    • 45
      I am an equal income producer in my household and we could not live without my income
    • 19
      I am a secondary income producer in my household and we could not live without it
    • 3
      I only work to pay for the little extras
    • 7
      I really do not have to work because my spouse or significant other makes enough for both of us

149 members have participated

Some of us are in the position of making the only income in the household. Some of us are single without dependents. Some of us are divorced, separated, or widowed with one or more dependents to support. Some have a good child support to help out and yet others do not.

Some of us are the fortunate enough to have another spouse or live in which helps with the bills. In these cases some are the primary wage earners while some are not.

The big myth or possible reality is that the majority of nurses are women who are secondary income earners who work on the side to help pay for the little extras in life and there for do not have the need to earn as much as another profession.

Lets actually see what the reality truly is.:)

I can't believe how little your cops get paid! My dad was a cop and his pension is more than my full time salary! That's after a 7 year wage freeze.

RNinMay... when you have a years experience under your belt, start looking for a position that better suits your needs to be with your family..... what you said about "bad for marriage" is something to think about. I worked nites for most of the last 10 years, in hospital and as a traveler.... maybe if I'd been home more I would have seen the trouble coming.... or at least stood a chance to head some of it off.... what started out as good for the kids became bad for all. I've been the sole support for my family ever since I graduated and started working as a nurse. I did what I needed to in order to make ends meet. He had a serious injury and was unable to work. Over time he developed a serious addiction, I wasn't home and didn't see it coming. Now, I work days (ha, I started to say better hours), and I just support myself and the kiddos..... sometimes the sacrifices are not worth the extra money...... I have made more, but now I have more;)

Specializes in ER, PACU, OR.

where is the option of: i am the secondary income, and yes we could get by without it? :)

me

CEN35, that would actually fall into the one on the bottom of the list.

My boyfriend and I split everything 50/50 pretty much, I don't expect him to pay for more since he is a guy and he doesn't expect me to pay since I make more. (he is a customs officier at the airport). I have a really good job, considering I live in Quebec and I am a somewhat "new" grad. I figure as long as we both are contributing somewhat equally, our money is all going to the same place, so if he pays the phone bill, fine.....cause I'll pay the hydro bill.

I was living on my own (while in school), when we "officially"met and became friends. I would never be able to depend on someone, I would feel guilty asking him for his bank card to buy personal "female" things or whatever.

I am proud to say that I supported myself through school with no help from anyone, no loans... nothing. When Steve and I moved in together 2 years ago, we were both in school, working each part time and we did our finances the same way as we do now.

We don't have kids yet and we're not married, but I intend to always pay my part as much as possible, luckily I will have good maternity benefits!!!

I work part time in LTC and have for 20+ years. My husband makes way more than I do, but we are happy with what we do make. We have a daughter in college that we try to help and a daughter who is a junior in high school, who will soon need college money. I work because I like caring for the elderly and the money I make keeps us out of debt if the car breaks down or we have a major expense. Because I work the evening shift (initially because we decided to spend as much time with the kids as we could - - - saved on child care expenses) I choose to work part time in order to also keep our relationship intact. We share a lot of the housework, cooking and chores.

Wildtime- What are some examples of male-dominated jobs requring similar education but paying alot more? I know, I know, computers. Although, lately ads for computer jobs in the Connecticut papers and the New York Times are down to almost nothing. Anyway, I'm talking about things we wouldn't think of. Like I had no idea that an auto parts manager makes that much. Just curious...

Wildtime:: I think another option that could have been added is:

working because I am the only one to have the family medical insurance as spouse/sig. other/roommmate is self employed.

The only reason I continue to be employed .8 (8 days per 2 week pay period instead of 10= point eight), is that is the lowest I can go without losing our medical insurance. I wish they would pro rate it and I would go to 2-3 days a week! And by the way, how come, we, in the medical field have to pay a portion of our medical insurance, while those in many other fields have their insurance paid for and usually have better coverage to boot??

We are in the medical field and we can't take care of our own. There is something wrong with this picture!:o

grouchy, here are just a few.

Electricians

Plumbers

heavy equipment operators

truck drivers

In some areas, garbage collectors

Machinists

architects

airline pilots

in many cities, municipal workers who repair roads

surveyors

golf course greens keepers

Like some others, I work my husbands days off to avoid putting kids in daycare. I bring home about the same amount of money, but would make more than him if I chose to work full time. Now he's taking the prerequisites the nursing program.

Thanks Wildtime!

Pretty depressing. And ya' know what's funny; I have an ex from many years ago, who I last heard was working in auto parts. In my own snitty, self-satisfied way, when I heard this I thought to myself that 'I've gone on to be a professional!'. And I thought his job was like equivalent to a k-mart clerk. (Don't hate me, I'm not usually such a snob, but I reserve the right to indulge in revenge fantasies regarding the ex). Now I know that college-dropout is probably out-earning me! Grrrrrr!! I guess it serves me right for being so snitty.

Specializes in ED staff.

I am the sole breadwinner for my household. I have one child at home and one that is old enough to sorta come and go, lately he has been gone which is neither here or there because he doesn't contribute monetarily when he is here. I am divorced, I have an underaged child and the ex rarely provides support of any kind...he takes her shopping occasionally and thinks that buying her clothes makes up for lack of support. Yeah, I know I could take him to court, it just isn't worth it.

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