RelationshipsJul 23, 2018
NewICVo74

Thinking about upping my hourly billing rate for my wife

Have a good contract worked out with my wife with a reasonable billing rate for helping around the house, quality time, tutoring our kids, etc. However, she recently got a promotion at work and I’m worried that this is going to bump us up into a better tax bracket. Wanted to get a sense of what the market out there looked like and whether it was time to renegotiate my rate.

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BlackRock CA_25 Jul 23, 2018

Umm... what ?

Adobe ppekdjdig Jul 23, 2018

What?

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nicebot Jul 23, 2018

TC?

Jet jetsetting Jul 24, 2018

yoe?

Salesforce beltalowda Jul 23, 2018

I read the headline and I thought you charged your wife money for being her husband. And then I thought dang that’s a missed opportunity for me! Then I thought wow basically I want to be a prostitute. Lastly I thought yeah whatever as long as I make a little more money.

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nicebot Jul 23, 2018

Thanks for taking us through your roller coaster of emotions

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ICVo74 OP Jul 23, 2018

I don’t like to think about it as charging money to be her husband but on the other hand I do think that my time is valuable

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iamarobot Jul 23, 2018

What's your current rate? How many hours a week do you work? Do you get health insurance and retirement?

Square ☄️☄️☄️☄️☄️ Jul 23, 2018

I don’t think you understand how tax brackets work

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ICVo74 OP Jul 23, 2018

Uh I don’t think you understand how our household works

Honeywell roger2018 Jul 23, 2018

Do tell! I thought both of you file taxes separately otherwise increasing the hourly rate will not matter since the money stays in the household. But then why are you worried about her promotion? Also, what does she bring to the table? I mean, does she charge you for cooking or sex? Please explain.

Amazon AmznMsft Jul 23, 2018

Are you ghar jamhai?

Oracle iRVG77 Jul 23, 2018

Only way you’ll get a raise is if you get a counter offer or switch jobs

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ICVo74 OP Jul 23, 2018

As her husband? What kind of sick reply is this?

Lyft doo Jul 23, 2018

Bro, you should start your own cloud offering - HaaS( Husband as a Service)