“The Two-Income Trap”
The view is beautiful, isn’t it?
When your structure is standing on two columns minimum, you do things as pillars of two.
You hold up your share of the weight and your counterpart holds up their share.
Together you can do what a column of one relationship can not.
The old structures may have been build on solid rock.
Foundations that could withstand the test of time and climate changes,
seasons that shake your structure. Today’s relationships require balancing the weight and it requires each partner to carry their share of the burdens. Men can no longer do it alone, and women will not be willing to do it with a partner who is not contributing at least equally.
I started reading Michelle Obama’s ebook, but before I started I went back and pulled out one of the two Barack Obama’s books that I read a few years ago.
To get the two different perspectives from the two of them.
I remember what he stated in his book “the audacity of Hope” in chapter 9 titled family.
To get the two different perspectives from the two of them.
I remember what he stated in his book “the audacity of Hope” in chapter 9 titled family.
And I quote President Obama: It’s true that ideas about equality for women have
played a critical role in the transformation of the workplace;
in the minds of most Americans, the opportunity for women to pursue careers, achieve economic independence, and realize their talents on an equal footing with men has been one of the great achievements of modern life. But for the average woman,
the decision to work isn’t simply a matter of changing attitudes.
It’s a matter of making ends meet.
played a critical role in the transformation of the workplace;
in the minds of most Americans, the opportunity for women to pursue careers, achieve economic independence, and realize their talents on an equal footing with men has been one of the great achievements of modern life. But for the average woman,
the decision to work isn’t simply a matter of changing attitudes.
It’s a matter of making ends meet.
Consider the facts. Over the last thirty years, the average earnings of American men have grown less than 1% after being adjusted for inflation. Meanwhile, the cost of everything, from housing to health care to education, has steadily risen. What has kept a large swath of families from falling out of the middle-class lifestyle has been Mom’s paycheck. In their book
“The Two-Income Trap” ~Elizabeth Warren and Amelia Tyagi point out that,
the additional income mothers bring home isn’t going to luxury items. Instead,
almost all of it goes to purchase what families believe to be investments in their children’s future---etc.
Having lived the life where two incomes were indeed necessary,
that's when it became abundantly clear to me that life on one column is almost impossible, in these modern days. We all need help....
“The Two-Income Trap” ~Elizabeth Warren and Amelia Tyagi point out that,
the additional income mothers bring home isn’t going to luxury items. Instead,
almost all of it goes to purchase what families believe to be investments in their children’s future---etc.
Having lived the life where two incomes were indeed necessary,
that's when it became abundantly clear to me that life on one column is almost impossible, in these modern days. We all need help....
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| So you do want me to work because you need my income. |
While most women would prefer their independence as far as doing what they want to with money they earn.... The trap of having to help with the cost of living doesn't always sit well with them..
They secretly have their own thoughts like "if he would make more money I wouldn't need to contribute in these areas.
Starting today we are going all the way!
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