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My husband earns £7800 p.a.

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twosmallones · 12/02/2015 19:57

He works full-time & is a self-employed sole trader. I work part-time and earn double what he does (still not a lot...) We stay afloat by claiming Child Tax Credits.
The hurtful thing is that he told me his profit would be close to £15000 and I found out that it is £7800. I feel that he purposefully didn't tell me as not to worry me but now I am tearing my hair out as we had planned to move home and I don't think we'll be able to afford it.
Am I being unreasonable for wanting him to find a different or an additional job?

OP posts:
Letmeeatcakecakecake · 12/02/2015 22:06

Sorry two just saw the post about him working in the creative industry.

My accountant question was assuming some form of manufacturing/ sales.

Your husbands earnings are not much at all then! I don't think you'd be unreasonable to expect him to secure some more reliable employed work whilst persuing his self employed ventures!

Where are you based? The creative agency who I used to work as the (ahem) financial accountant for would pay senior freelancers £350 per day...

mooth · 12/02/2015 22:06

I think you're right, OP. He needs to find a different or additional job.

ManOfSpiel · 12/02/2015 22:19

That's fair enough OP.

I can see your predicament and think you both need to talk this one through. If he can't turn things round then it'll be hard to take but he must surely realise you need an alternative, if a house is what you want.

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