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General Discussion => Share Your Badassity => Topic started by: Travis on September 01, 2015, 12:02:17 PM

Title: DW's first paycheck!
Post by: Travis on September 01, 2015, 12:02:17 PM
With our son in full time public school now my wife entered the workforce last month.  It's a 30-hour a week temp job, but today I saw her first paycheck hit the bank. I'm so proud of her and I know she'll be excited.  We don't need the money as we save 50% of my paycheck, but she finished college two years ago and she's wanted to do more.  This temp job is only supposed to last three months, and I hope she's able to find something else soon after.
Title: Re: DW's first paycheck!
Post by: Scubanewbie on September 01, 2015, 01:01:33 PM
Congrats!
Title: Re: DW's first paycheck!
Post by: Kimchi Bleu on September 02, 2015, 06:21:07 AM
That's quite an accomplishment for your wife!  Congrats to the both of you. 
Title: Re: DW's first paycheck!
Post by: Travis on September 02, 2015, 09:17:14 AM
We decided to go out to dinner to celebrate.  It turns out I was due for a free burger at Red Robin so we had a good time and it didn't cost nearly as much as I thought.
Title: Re: DW's first paycheck!
Post by: SJS on September 16, 2015, 06:32:16 AM
Congrats - with two aggressive savers on the "team" - your financial future is no doubt looking bright!!   :-)
Title: Re: DW's first paycheck!
Post by: clarkfan1979 on September 18, 2015, 11:27:09 AM
Cool. Because you were forced to live on less, now you can save and invest the excess money. Then in a few years your wife can quit if she chooses.
Title: Re: DW's first paycheck!
Post by: Travis on September 18, 2015, 11:43:06 AM
Cool. Because you were forced to live on less, now you can save and invest the excess money. Then in a few years your wife can quit if she chooses.

Currently I make 8 times what she does, but yes 90% of her paycheck is going right into our investments. (She's tithing 10% of her paycheck).