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Originally Posted by Flash
You still don't get it.
All I was trying to tell you was that this business was filled with curve balls, from miles being short some weeks to 2 at fault accidents in 3 weeks. This is the kind of industry where your income can vary a lot from week to week and in your husband's case, no income at all for a few weeks.
One more thing, I don't think you have any idea how much pressure you put on your husband by totaling what he should be making by the week and year. He takes a tremendous leap of faith and goes into a new career and you break out the calculator. Imagine how bad he felt when he lost his job with May especially after you had all but put the money in the bank in your mind. Honestly, he may have figured out that he wasn't as inclined to drive trucks as much you both thought, but there was no way he could have told you that and you accepted it.
Think about it.
No you do not get it! It is called planning and budgeting. Making realistic goals. Now as far as putting pressure on my husband what should we do say well however much we make is just fine?
When you have three children and bills to pay you need to have some idea of what your income is going to be. And even with the curve balls you still need an idea. When it is more you set some aside for when the times it is less. And the money was not going in the bank it was going for bills. Should I have told the companies do not put pressure on my husband do not tell us how much we have to pay? Somehow I do not think they care about what type of pressure they put on people as long as they get their money.
You sound very young without much need to plan your finances.
With the Chapter 7 we now need to file because of the job loss our pressures will become less. But even still we need to have an idea of what our income will be and plan accordingly.
My husband loves driving and his driving is not bad. Just needs to use common sense and be better prepared for the times when he does get into bad situations.
Goin Fer It's Wife