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Who is the breadwinner - you or your husband? Poll
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Who is the breadwinner?
Me, my husband is employed  
 14%  [ 69 ]
Me, my husband is unemployed  
 12%  [ 59 ]
Husband, I am employed  
 31%  [ 146 ]
Husband, I am unemployed  
 25%  [ 117 ]
We earn mostly the same  
 16%  [ 77 ]
Total Votes : 468



amother
OP  


 

Post Mon, Sep 16 2024, 1:11 pm
This poll is inspired by a post I saw earlier. Many women were coming forward sharing that they were the breadwinner
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amother
Peru


 

Post Mon, Sep 16 2024, 1:12 pm
No option for “my husband, I am unemployed”
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amother
  OP


 

Post Mon, Sep 16 2024, 1:13 pm
amother Peru wrote:
No option for “my husband, I am unemployed”


I can’t edit the poll unfortunately… it won’t let me add
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amother
Holly


 

Post Mon, Sep 16 2024, 1:14 pm
I wrote me because I earn more but we are both full time with good pay and benefits.
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Deep Blue  




 
 
    
 

Post Mon, Sep 16 2024, 1:19 pm
Needs a fifth option as well... husband and wife both work and earn similar amounts.
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watergirl




 
 
    
 

Post Mon, Sep 16 2024, 1:19 pm
amother OP wrote:
I can’t edit the poll unfortunately… it won’t let me add

I added it for you, and I hope you don't mind, I added one as well.
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  Deep Blue




 
 
    
 

Post Mon, Sep 16 2024, 1:20 pm
I see it was just added... I hereby change my vote from 1 to 5.
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Ruchel




 
 
    
 

Post Mon, Sep 16 2024, 1:27 pm
Now? Him. But we've had all situations from learning to me at home.
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amother
Azalea


 

Post Mon, Sep 16 2024, 1:34 pm
When we first got married, my husband was kollel and I was the sole breadwinner. When he first started working, he was at the bottom of the totem pole and I was definitely making more than him. He's caught up over the years and surpassed me in the past few years. He makes more than me now, but not by much.
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amother
Electricblue  


 

Post Mon, Sep 16 2024, 1:35 pm
Dh earns more than I do, but I wouldn't call him the breadwinner bec he doesn't earn a lot.....
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B'Syata D'Shmya




 
 
    
 

Post Mon, Sep 16 2024, 3:04 pm
I dont keep tabs.
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amother
Lightgreen  


 

Post Mon, Sep 16 2024, 3:10 pm
We each earn enough to cover our family's expenses singlehandedly. So I guess we are both the breadwinner.
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amother
Offwhite


 

Post Mon, Sep 16 2024, 3:31 pm
I'm the breadwinner, he's in college. Does that make him unemployed?
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amother
  Electricblue


 

Post Mon, Sep 16 2024, 3:34 pm
amother Offwhite wrote:
I'm the breadwinner, he's in college. Does that make him unemployed?

Yes
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amother
Junglegreen


 

Post Mon, Sep 16 2024, 3:35 pm
I chose me, husband unemployed but he's really in kollel just doesn't earn money...
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amother
Brickred


 

Post Mon, Sep 16 2024, 3:52 pm
DH earns almost twice as much as I do, but my job covers benefits like health insurance, retirement fund-matching, and other things - so it feels like it evens out in the end.
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amother
Hydrangea


 

Post Mon, Sep 16 2024, 4:09 pm
I do earn a little more but he does more at home because he wfh more, so it is a balance.
The only hard time is erev yomtov because a lot of youtov prep esp pesach /planning/ cooking falls on me and I don't get time off, he has a lot more PTO than I do due to the nature of his job, my work is 24/7 and the only time I get to switch off 100% is shabbos/yomtov when my cell gets turned off.
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amother
Eggshell


 

Post Mon, Sep 16 2024, 4:12 pm
Husband is chronically unemployed or underemployed.
We both have careers and graduate degrees but his has a higher earning potential.
I work FULL time out of the home and he has like 10 hours a week from home he feels is "so much" he can't do more than 1 way of carpool. How dare I ask him to move laundry to dryer.
And at end of the day? I am the one cleaning, organizing and doing laundry. And I coordinate appointments for all the kids.
While I make the bulk of the income and work more hours, and out of the home.
Banging head
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synthy




 
 
    
 

Post Mon, Sep 16 2024, 4:28 pm
I voted that I’m the breadwinner and my husband is unemployed, but the truth is he does side jobs and earns a small amount from kollel and we wouldn’t be able to live off my income alone.
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amother
Dustypink


 

Post Mon, Sep 16 2024, 4:29 pm
amother Offwhite wrote:
I'm the breadwinner, he's in college. Does that make him unemployed?


Same. But he's finishing this year and then he will be the main breadwinner.
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