Tag: Life Advice

Household Bills

There isn’t one right answer in terms of how monthly household bills should be split between a couple living together. The key thing is for the two of them to be on the same page with clear expectations establish. Thus, I’m simply giving my opinion on how I feel things should be divided below.

Our Yearly Salary Is About The Same

  • I consider marriage to be a partnership and not a sponsorship. Therefore, if we both got good jobs and make about the same yearly my expectations is for my partner and I to split all household bills 50/50 each month.

I Make Significantly More Than My Partner

  • A key motto of mines in life is to treat others like I want to be treated. Therefore, I can’t have my partner splitting the household bills with me 50/50 if I make way more than her, since I wouldn’t want her to do that to me. Furthermore, I want to make sure my partner still has money after bills are paid to purchase nice things. As a result, I got no issue in having an 80/20 split on bills for that to be the case.

Do you agree or disagree on how I feel monthly household expenses should be divided between a couple and why?

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Disrespectful

I try and see things from more than one perspective always, along with being objective. As a result, I’m addressing men being disrespectful to their woman this week in this two part series.

Never Willing To Compromise

  • Some guys refuse to ever compromise, even though any successful relationship will evolve it happening sometime by both partners. Therefore, if it’s something that your lady ask you to do, be willing to put her first and oblige sometime.

Treating Your Lady Like Your Maid

  • Just because you got a lady that doesn’t mind and take pride in doing most of the household chores, you shouldn’t take advantage of her kindness by treating her like your personal maid. For instance, instead of being lazy and leaving your dirty clothes right next to the hamper, go ahead and put your clothes in it and not leave it as a task for her to do.

What are some other situations you can recall or heard about, that a man was disrespectful to his lady?

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Take Pride

It can get tough sometime at a job to stay motivated, especially if it’s not your job dream job. However, it’s important to take pride and do your best in whatever you’re currently doing for a living.

Remember the company can take the badge and laptop back if you decide to leave, but the knowledge and experience you gain while working there they can’t get that back.

As a result, you can utilize those things to be an even more valuable employee at your future job(s) and be in a position to demand even more throughout your career as well.

Have you ever had a job that you didn’t take pride in? If yes, what was your reason why?

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Foundation

Any successful relationship involves some compromising on both sides in order for it to work. However, I feel like there are some things that both people must fully believe and have naturally together for a solid relationship foundation.

  • Great Chemistry

We should strive to be with someone that the chemistry just flows naturally with while on the phone or talking to the individual in person. Also, the conversation should rarely feel force like either of you had to work hard to find something to discuss.

  • Believe In Similar Key Values In Life

If you believe in some form of a higher power and the person you’re with is an Atheist who doesn’t, this type of situation can be a key detriment to the relationship definitely in the long term if not even in the short term.

Are there some other things you feel are key to have for a couples relationship to be built on a solid foundation?

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New City

The possibility of moving to a new city can be very exciting, mainly since it can be look at as an opportunity for a fresh start in life. However, below are a couple of key things to consider before deciding to move to a new place, especially if you have a young child.

  • Cost Of Living

It’s important to make sure that you’re not going to be paying significantly more in rent or mortgage at the new place before you move, unless your pay at the new job will be increasing enough to make up for the difference so you can afford to live there.

  • Dependable & Trusted Babysitter

Make sure you have a support system in place of a family member or a dependable friend that you trust to babysit your child in case you need to work on the weekends, want to hang out with some friends, or go out on a date.

What are some other key factors to consider when you’re thinking about moving into a new city?

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Holiday Season

Burglaries and thefts are known to spike during the holiday season. As a result, I’ve provided a few things to try and avoid below to help decrease crimes.

  • Leaving Valuable Visible Items In Your Car

If it only takes a few seconds to put an item in the trunk of your car and out of sight, then it’s best to do that over leaving it visible and increasing the chances of someone breaking into your vehicle for it.

  • Going To The ATM Bank Late At Night

Try and go to the ATM during business or high traffic hours oppose to late at night, when you might be the only person withdrawing money and more likely targeted by a criminal.

  • Stopping To Get Gas Late At Night

You have to get our your car to pump gas and similar to withdrawing money at an ATM, nobody else might be at the gas station at that time, which can embolden a potential robber, even if they weren’t planning on trying to rob you.

What are some other things to try and avoid during this holiday season doing to decrease your chances of being a victim of a potential crime?

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Imperfections

We can choose our friends in life but we can’t choose family. Thus, it’s important for us to try and love family members for their good qualities and accept them for their imperfections.

  • Be Aware Of Their Shortcomings

Nobody is perfect, why as humans, we all have different strengths and weaknesses. Therefore, if you got somebody you love that’s known to not be on time hardly for anything, it’s best to not depend on that person for something like dropping you off at the airport for a schedule flight if you can help it.

  • Love From A Distance When Needed

Everybody that we love don’t know how to deal with personal issues they might be going through, which can impact how they treat us. Furthermore, some people we love don’t know how to provide us with words of encouragement when we open up to them and discuss things we’re dealing with. As a result, it’s important to know when to distance ourselves from love ones when they start to impact us in a negative way consistently in where we’re trying to go in life.

What are some of imperfections of some of your family members that you use to resent about them but learned to accept?

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Job Change

Your current full time job, like everything else in life will never be perfect. However, there are some things that I feel are deal breakers and key signs that it’s probably time for a job change.

  • Not being Compensated Fairly

The average person you ask will tell you that they probably should be making more at their current job. Thus, when you don’t feel like you’re being compensated fairly and have brought it up to your manager, based on whatever is the average pay of your position in the job market, it’s time to look for a new job.

  • Hate Going To Work When It’s Time

It’s one thing to had a vacation and not be looking forward to your first day back at the job. However, it’s another thing when you literally hate going to work every single day. This can impact your performance in doing your job in a negative way as well.

  • Not Challenge Or Stretch On A Regular

If you’re not being challenge on a regular at your job that’s an indication that you’re responsibilities aren’t growing. Furthermore, if your responsibilities not growing through the years, it will impact your earning power in making more money at that job in a new position opening or at a new job, especially if you’ve only been doing the exact same thing(s) for years.

What are some other key signs in your opinion when it’s time for a job change?

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Woman Working

Some women believe in their man being the only one between the two of them that work in the household. Furthermore, some guys don’t believe in their woman working as well. However, for women that do seek a man that pays all the bills I’ll like for them to be aware of the following:

Some men will treat you more like their child than his equal

There are always exceptions to the rule in any situation. Yet, when it’s only one person paying the bills in a relationship that person usually will have the only and final say in any key household decisions.

Can give the guy control over you in the relationship

Some men like to take care of all the bills because it gives them more control. For instance, some guys require their lady to consult with them first before taking any money out of their joint bank account(s) that might be needed, even if it was just $40 dollars.

Can possibly make the guy feel more incline to do whatever he desires

Most men aren’t able to have their lady not work these days, even if he didn’t want her to. Therefore, some guys that can afford it tend to do whatever they want in the relationship and never willing to even meet their partner half way sometime, mainly because they know the lady is dependent on them and love the lifestyle that they provide so much that’s she won’t be quick to leave, even if she’s unhappy.

Do you have a personally story of a guy not wanting his woman working for his own selfish reasons that I described?

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Your Day

It’s important to try and start your day off right when you wake up, especially since how you feel when you first wake up usually will set the tone and is a good indicator on how the rest of your day will end up. As a result, I’ve listed a few things to do and the importance of them below.

Get Enough Restful Sleep

Not getting your proper rest at night can contribute to you waking up in the morning feeling tired and groggy, which can negatively impact your work performance and how you treat others you come in contact with.

Practice Gratitude

Instead of starting your day focusing on what you currently don’t have in life, take some time to appreciate what you do have, along with being mindful that things can always be worst, no matter how bad things may currently be for you, since their are some people in the world that would consider your bad day as a good day.

Meditate for at least 5 minutes daily

Meditating can help you to train your mind and emotions, which can influence how you react to challenges that you may face during your day. Furthermore, it’s been proven to help reduce stress and increase happiness.

What are some other things you feel that are important to starting your day off right?

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