ive worked a fair share of work in my day, *by the way i finished high school in 2010* ive worked in numerous very hard working low paying jobs such as a carpenter, assistant mechanic, a part time plumbing/electrician basically a handy guy!
i really dont mind the work but the pay is ridiculous 00 per week is the most i ever got in my life
i cant keep living with that salary but then again so ive been told countless times “everyone starts somewhere”
when my friends see me what ive been doing for a job they look down on me,
cuz i was the coolest guy in high school *not boasting* with tons of friends, when i entered a room girls turned there heads to me, my friends where jealous (im not kidding) but i respected them and had admiration for everyone of them & i had the prettiest girlfriend in school (we broke up now :/) mostly everyone wanted to hang out with me, some teachers hated me i was like a star, i never picked on anyone by the way, since then life has took the downfall on me, family life not what it use to be, not so much friends, and being such a dumb failure in life

life after high school is bitter,
and i want to become a graphic designer or a music journalist, or a teacher

I don’t want anyone to think this is under my influence but my boyfriend needs and wants a better job. We’ve recently moved in together and granted the bills are paid and things are being taken care of but more than ever we are discussing marriage, children, buying our first home etc etc and there is no doubt in either of our minds that these things will never happen, they are all very much apart of our future together but both of our concerns is that while our combined income is 102 thousand of which 66% of that is my income and if push came to shove he wouldn’t be able to carry the household on his job alone. Just so that we are clear… this is something that he has mentioned to me on several occasions, I have never said directly or indirectly to him that he needs to make any changes in his job or otherwise (this is actually the first time I’ve even mentioned the subject)

Anyhow, I completely understand that there is always a “bread winner” in the family however without any push or complaint from me he’s expressed the desire to do better and not just for me but for himself and our future which I love and admire him so much for but here is the problem… He’s 34 and has worked for 12 years as an outside cable tech for an independent contracting company that works for a major cable company (outside meaning he does all the outside cable lines, telephone poles, underground wiring etc etc. like he would never come to your house and reboot your box sort of thing) He also has an associates degree in liberal arts as well as some kind of software certificate but honestly we have no clue what he can or should do? About 9 years ago he became what is considered a senior tech so there really isn’t anywhere else to go within his current job. He has all the knowledge and know how and as far as pay is concerned he’s reached the highest salary allocated for a contracted tech. Ideally he would love to be an electrician but that’s about 3/5 years worth of studying and we need and want to start the preparations for our future now (i.e. we need money) as we hope to be married in the next 2 years and start a family (I mean he’s 34 and Im 27, not to say time is running out but its not exactly on our side here) so he’s thinking of joining the army which Im really not to thrilled about. Honestly can someone please give me some incite here. I mean anything he decides to do even if its means keeping his same job is fine by me I’ll support anything he wants to do but I have to admit although Ive always said to him, we’ll be smart with our savings and decisions, etc and never let him know otherwise but my greatest fear is when or if we get married and do start a family and I take time off (if I can) to raise the kids or God forbid if he ever gets injured at work (because if he doesn’t work he doesn’t get paid… nor does he have any sort of 401K) we wont have the money to maintain ourselves. I mean my salary is more than enough for now but when you think of the cost of raising a family and we live modestly and I know there are many that survive on less but when it comes to family life, etc women sacrifice so much that as the bread winner I don’t want to be in a position where I would have to choose between taking that extra month with my newborn or not having children at all nor do I want a husband that feels that he cant provide for me or our family and this in no way has anything to do with him being insecure I just think it has a lot to do with his morals and values instilled in him by his parents and family dynamics.

Please don’t ridicule our situation as love should be enough but honestly its not. These are serious issues that maybe some don’t take the time to discuss and / or sort out before they make life long decisions. We both just want our happily ever after and I don’t mean like a Cinderella fantasy or a life complete of material possessions, we just don’t want to have to struggle and worry (which I know is a reality) but we don’t want to drown in life.
oh should I mention that we live in New York City

well my mom lost her good job like 8 months ago. And got a job making 17 an hour but 25 hours a week. And now 3 months ago my dad lost his job and still hasnt found anything. Well they have ALWAYS came to me for money and I still live there. I am 22 and I am just now finished school and passed my test for a journeyman electrician. Well in the past, I have given them about 5,000 in cash that they said they would pay back (never happened) and then they came and asked me for a 1,000 more and i said no my dad got pissed kicked me out but i was back in about a week. Well now i have let them use my credit card for what they said 500 and it turned into 4,000! They are paying the bill monthly but still i hate having that in my name. Well the other day they went and traded in my moms06 bmw AND my dads truck for a brand new bmw x5! Cost 50,000 and they are having to pay about 45,000 of that cuz of course they owed a lot on their vehicles. Well the other day they asked me to pay the electric bill 500 bucks! I did cuz I do live there and I dont want to start a big thing again.

I am so different than them I SAVE all my money and I make pretty good so I do have a lot (they dont know how much I have) but I am doing this so I can get out! i need to get out now cuz i cant save any more money for a house becuase they are always asking for money and i am so mad. it makes me have a hate for them.

well there are only 2 houses i like on the market right now. one is in a subdivision 2 houses from the highway (i dont like that at all) but its a really nice house with good bedrooms and big living room. the oter house i like is one a culdesac road which i love but the rooms are small and the living room is not as big as the other one! I dont know what I should do. I really need to get out because I feel like my parents take advantage of me and they cant freaking make it without me… well they can but they would have to get rid of all the crap they waste their money on. I hate that they just rely on me to pay for things… it hurts and pisses me off at the same time. they know it makes me mad but they choose not to get rid of anything and keep asking me.

I have a good job, I have money saved up and can put 20% down on a home and still have thousands for back up money, I have paid off my truck, and I HAVE BEEN APPROVED for these houses!! Anyway what should I do? Just get one of those houses and get the heck out of there or wait for a better house to come along????… which who knows it might take months!! I know this was long but thanks so much for actually reading it!! I need some advice…
I dont want an apartment because I dont like it and personally I think it is a waste of money since I have the money to be paying for a mortgage so thats why I want to buy a house if I move out.

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