Who should bring more money at home

I agree with you, it shouldn't matter that one spouse makes more money than the other. What should matter is that they are both building a life together and making their lives together better. One year when my husband and I were both working construction, he was a truck driver and I was a flagger (traffic control.) He made more money per hour but I was making more hours. So every week we got paid and there were a couple of times when I made more than he did.

Hi pogi! Yes, I have the same opinion as yours. Actually, I really have bigger salary than my husband but we see to it that this is not an issue in our family.

I think that this is something that two people have to discuss and find agreement with before they set out on making a life together. Does the woman making more bother the husband? Will a woman work while the man goes to school and vice versa? Such questions have to be answered. It really shouldn't matter who makes more but in some instances a man's ego won't let this happen. So it depends.

I think there should not be any standard when it comes to income because people vary in their qualifications and capacity to earn. It is not fair to put the weight on men because women nowadays are more aggressive and can do multi-tasking so that it is common to see them taking home more money than their husbands. But that's okay so long as the husband is also doing his part as husband. It doesn't matter if he earns less.

hi, for me i think its regardless what gender it has because today all gender can work now,in a family the father should bring money at home but there are some family who is the mother most bring money at home,actually in my family all of us bring money at home.

I was raised to believe that the man was the bread winner and the family provider. I believe in equal pay for the same work and I also believe that women have a right to enter the work force, but I still think the man should be the one bringing home more money. I know marriage is a 50-50 proposition but some men resent their wife making more than they do. My husband has always made more than me and that's fine. I think the main reason for that is the male ego. I agree it shouldn't matter who makes more as long as it is used for the good of the family. The way things are today, unless a person is rich or makes a whole lot of money, it takes two incomes to support the family and pay the bills.

I agree with you. It doesn't matter who's earning bigger or much. What matters is that they will cooperate with each other to pay the bills and save money for their future. Happy myLotting. :)

I think there are still cultures that are not even keen on seeing women bringing home the bacon, sort to speak. Personally, I'm not bothered if my wife earns more than I do. (Well, she now does actually. Her career grew exponentially as compared to mine) I guess the machismo thing I had then (that a man should be the bread winner and stuff) dissipated when we had our son. He's the reason why we're working hard.

pogi Man or woman can bring more money. But he/she must have tolerance --give equal weightage to another person also. As long as earnings comes things go on well. But when earnings by one person comes down he loses respect from the other and that causes friction. Added to that before this already they would have had two or three children and they also cause more and more friction. Both man and woman should understand that they have importance only when they are together --otherwise no. but people know it. still they fight because they develop extra marital interest or their desire to amass wealth increases. Desire is the root cause of all problems in life. Desire to get married. Desire to get a child. Desire get the grand child married.......cycle goes.

In my personal views, men should be the one earning big for his family. It is his responsibility to provide for the family. Though, women's extra income could help.

I feel more comfortable if I will be the one who's going to earn more I mean as a man I want to be family oriented so I want to carry the family like a leader. I want to provide, just provide for my family I want to take care of them that is something that I get fulfillment from so I do not want to be someone whose being taken cared of. Also I want my family to feel comfortable with life and not suffer much that's how I view it. I feel little when I earn less than my wife in future so that's just how it goes for me.

I also am for you all. It does not matter who earns more. Some people are just curious to know how much others earn. I mean i don't find it good asking anyone's salary. Thanks for sharing and have a wonderful day ahead.

If my wife earned more money than me ,i would feel a stress on my mind ,even it seems beneficial to our family.honestly,i dont know why,maybe it can threaten the status of mine which can affect my dominating the family.i dont think it is a big deal.because i can earn more according to hard work or so.if i cannot get enough,a break would be the last card to play.