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Who is the breadwinner?

Me, my husband is employed

13%

[ 50 ]

Me, my husband is unemployed

12%

[ 44 ]

Husband, I am employed

29%

[ 105 ]

Husband, I am unemployed

26%

[ 95 ]

We earn mostly the same

17%

[ 64 ]

Total Votes : 358

amother

OP ↓

Mon, Sep 16 2024, 10:11 am

This poll is inspired by a post I saw earlier. Many women were coming forward sharing that they were the breadwinner

amother

Peru

Mon, Sep 16 2024, 10:12 am

No option for “my husband, I am unemployed”

amother

↑ OP

Mon, Sep 16 2024, 10:13 am

amother Peru wrote:

No option for “my husband, I am unemployed”

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

amother

Holly

Mon, Sep 16 2024, 10:14 am

I wrote me because I earn more but we are both full time with good pay and benefits.

Deep Blue ↓

Mon, Sep 16 2024, 10:19 am

Needs a fifth option as well... husband and wife both work and earn similar amounts.

watergirl

Mon, Sep 16 2024, 10:19 am

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.

↑ Deep Blue

Mon, Sep 16 2024, 10:20 am

I see it was just added... I hereby change my vote from 1 to 5.

Ruchel

Mon, Sep 16 2024, 10:27 am

Now? Him. But we've had all situations from learning to me at home.

amother

Azalea

Mon, Sep 16 2024, 10:34 am

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.

amother

Electricblue ↓

Mon, Sep 16 2024, 10:35 am

Dh earns more than I do, but I wouldn't call him the breadwinner bec he doesn't earn a lot.....

B'Syata D'Shmya

Mon, Sep 16 2024, 12:04 pm

I dont keep tabs.

amother

Lightgreen ↓

Mon, Sep 16 2024, 12:10 pm

We each earn enough to cover our family's expenses singlehandedly. So I guess we are both the breadwinner.

amother

Offwhite

Mon, Sep 16 2024, 12:31 pm

I'm the breadwinner, he's in college. Does that make him unemployed?

amother

↑ Electricblue

Mon, Sep 16 2024, 12:34 pm

amother Offwhite wrote:

I'm the breadwinner, he's in college. Does that make him unemployed?

Yes

amother

Junglegreen

Mon, Sep 16 2024, 12:35 pm

I chose me, husband unemployed but he's really in kollel just doesn't earn money...

amother

Brickred

Mon, Sep 16 2024, 12:52 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.

amother

Hydrangea

Mon, Sep 16 2024, 1:09 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.

amother

Eggshell

Mon, Sep 16 2024, 1:12 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

synthy

Mon, Sep 16 2024, 1:28 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.

amother

Dustypink

Mon, Sep 16 2024, 1:29 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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