Where does your monthly salary goes?
@maui_gomez_lim (1017)
Philippines
September 15, 2009 10:46am CST
Are you spending it with your parents/siblings? or to your wife/children? Before I got married, biggest portion of my salary went directly to my parents'expenses, the rest for my personal expenses. Now that I'm married, I still see to it that I save some for them. Good thing that my husband doesn't mind. How bout yours?
1 person likes this
5 responses
@sderringer (303)
• United States
15 Sep 09
The biggest portion of our monthly salaries goes to the mortgage company (which includes our taxes). Then on utilities/insurances,food,travel/entertainment,savings and misc. Lately we have tried to start putting more money aside for savings so in the near future its place in the lineup might change (I hope). Other than gifts, we do not spend much on parents,siblings,children,grandkids or ourselves.
@maui_gomez_lim (1017)
• Philippines
15 Sep 09
Mortgaging of house rarely happens here in our country and I guess, its in our culture that we should support our parents even after we got married1 person likes this
@sderringer (303)
• United States
15 Sep 09
Interesting concept. I do not know anything about other cultures and probably don't know enough about my own culture but I think for the most part it is our culture to raise our kids to be self-sufficient. I am sure most of us help out our parents or other family members in time of need but mostly we are taught to take care of ourselves and our kids until the kids are of age to start this process all over again with their own kids....and so on and so on.
2 people like this
@OpinionatedLady (5965)
• United States
15 Sep 09
Most of our money goes to the house whether it be mortgage or utilities, then of coarse the taxes, up keep, owners insurance, yada yada. The rest goes to paying off our medical bills and for the things we need like clothes and mostly food. We do not splurge much as we like to put some money away for the future.
@maui_gomez_lim (1017)
• Philippines
15 Sep 09
I envy those who can save some money monthly. I'm having a hard time practicing it. 
1 person likes this
@OpinionatedLady (5965)
• United States
16 Sep 09
As do I but I insist on putting something away even if it is a few cents each day. What I do is even out the change in my checking account by putting that $.20 or whatever into my savings account each day. It isn't much and at the end of the month I am lucky if I get $10 away but it is better then nothing at this point.
2 people like this
@danishcanadian (28955)
• Canada
19 Sep 09
My husband and I support eachother. We are the only ones living here. He has children, and they are all grown up. We have decided that they are old enough to fend for themselves, and since we are both making less money than they are, we need to take care of ourselves first.
@Fracker (177)
• Pakistan
15 Sep 09
Lolzz.. v interesting question.. but unfortunately i never know where actually my salary fly's away.. and in the end of the month my pockets are empty.. let see i try to answer..
The major portion of my salary goes to my wife/child.. but some of my salary also get receive by my parents and siblings.. I also save some money for future use.. but most of the months i leave as empty pockets..
1 person likes this
@OpinionatedLady (5965)
• United States
16 Sep 09
May I ask why you give money to your parents and siblings? Do they not support themselves?
1 person likes this
@jebbbbzzzdebebz (210)
• United States
15 Sep 09
the bank ...where i forget about it
1 person likes this
