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summerfinn · 2023-04-21T08:32:10+00:00

My DS got paid his first month of his new salary yesterday. Which was eleven thousand euro he go taxed half of that which only left us with only 5500 as his monthly pay. The tax is system is disgusting in the country I live in. Even with that wage it's difficult to get by these days with the cost of everything.

Babetti · 21/04/2023 14:51

Your partner should be coming out with €6,500 rather than €5,500 on that annual salary. Do check that he's not on emergency tax having only started in the job. Otherwise, it's probably deductions like pension, income protection etc.

When you're married, you can share credits with him so his net pay would be closer to €7k. That's an extra €6K a year so maybe worth a quick visit to the registry office.

You're getting the €3,360 for the child benefit annually, the three free preschool hours for the kids, and free GP care the kids. If you're getting a weekly social welfare payment, that's about €11K a year. I suppose my point is that the tax your partner is paying goes to fund these things.

To put it in perspective, the average industrial wage is about €45K and you'll take home about €3K. It's an expensive country but you're in a better situation than most young families wanting to buy a home in Ireland at the moment.

Tealsofa · 21/04/2023 14:54

Peapodburgundybouquet · 21/04/2023 14:29

That’s not really a true representation, is it…?

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this is what OP put on another thread

He pays half the rent which is 900 and pays for everything in half with my dad electric and heat, where I live to get a decent house to rent it's at least 3500 a month .

..... I don't have an option to leave this house unfortunately. I need to try get our name on the lease and then as my father to leave. That's my only option right now.

HistoryFanatic · 21/04/2023 15:00

You would make your father homeless, OP?

readbooksdrinktea · 21/04/2023 15:03

Why the hell should your father leave his house so you can stay there? You sound entitled as fuck.

My partner only takes home 5500 euros a month.
Our Mercedes isn't brand new.
We don't have a cleaner so I have to do it myself.
I live in my father's place, but I want him to leave.

Do you even hear yourself?

Depression or not, you need to cop on.

uncomfortablydumb53 · 21/04/2023 15:04

My heart bleeds for you

Deathraystare · 21/04/2023 15:15

My partner only takes home 5500 euros a month.
Our Mercedes isn't brand new.
We don't have a cleaner so I have to do it myself.
I live in my father's place, but I want him to leave.

It is a wind up surely???

£5,500 a month....I wish!

IDontWantToBeAPie · 21/04/2023 15:19

11000e is about a third of my annual wage.

Mycathatesmecuddling · 21/04/2023 15:22

ppure · 21/04/2023 13:39

perhaps learn from the experience - "WOW" I could earn this money, learn from him, what does he do, how does he do it.

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If he is rich and his aunt owns a summer house abroad the likelihood is he comes from generational wealth

So whilst people who dont come from generational wealth could look at him and work out what they could learn from him the chances are all they would learn is that they were born into the wrong family

Cantstandbullshitanymore · 21/04/2023 15:23

summerfinn · 21/04/2023 11:53

Perhaps I should just take the post down. I'm sorry for offending anyone. But the mean comments aren't helping my depression. I put it in the wrong thread title I'm sorry. Also sorry that my DP earns that amount. It's not my fault. I don't have many friends so maybe this thread has put it all into perspective. I'm lucky and should just stop complaining. 🙈

Seriously, I don’t get why people feel the need to bring their issues to Kim’s eg. It’s a toxic place with a herd mentality. Once one person starts they just pile on.

Im not sure if it’s a need for validation but majority of the questions asked on mumsnet can’t be dealt with without posting on mumsnet.

xogossipgirlxo · 21/04/2023 15:26

summerfinn · 21/04/2023 11:31

I'm not taking the piss. We bought a lot of furniture ect to make the house comfortable and to our standards we have been paying this off.

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As everyone does. Do you think others sleep on the floor?

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summerfinn · 21/04/2023 15:30

PegasusReturns · 21/04/2023 13:51

I’ll get flamed for this but here goes:

€130k is obviously a good salary, plenty of people manage on less and a few manage very well. But when you’re starting out and imagine what life will be like at €130k it bears no relation to the reality.

Things that I imagined I’d afford at €130k - school fees, big family home; ski-ing at mid term; winter sun; high end cars; regular city breaks; riding and piano lessons; cleaner; only organic; regular lunches out; shopping at high end high street; occasional luxury items for birthday/Christmas.

You can have a couple of those things, nothing like all of them, yet socials, TV shows, magazines etc all imply that this sort of lifestyle (perhaps minus schools fees) is achievable on the combined salary of a bank manager and a PT teacher. It’s totally unrealistic.

I'm not living a fancy lifestyle. I have one designer bag and most of my clothes are high street. I haven't been abroad since 2019. Some people on here are just out and out bullys. I best not post on here about salary again considering in August DP is getting a bonus of 17000. I'm not replying to anymore people on here. I merely commented that it's a mad amount of tax. Certainly wasn't looking for sympathy. I assumed the demographic on mumsnet earned similar giving their clothes choices and holidays and houses ect. But maybe that's just for show. I can assure you all I'm not a troll.

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Hungrycaterpillarsmummy · 21/04/2023 15:32

I best not post on here about salary again considering in August DP is getting a bonus of 17000.

So why did you tell us?

Hungrycaterpillarsmummy · 21/04/2023 15:34

I don't have an option to leave this house unfortunately. I need to try get our name on the lease and then as my father to leave. That's my only option right now.

Wow I didn't see this on the other thread but that is absolutely VILE

readbooksdrinktea · 21/04/2023 15:34

Good for you, OP. Enjoy his bonus, I guess.

HJ40 · 21/04/2023 15:35

Ok, I'll bite. Why do you think the tax system is mad?

Tealsofa · 21/04/2023 15:45

Hungrycaterpillarsmummy · 21/04/2023 15:32

I best not post on here about salary again considering in August DP is getting a bonus of 17000.

So why did you tell us?

and... which only left us with only 5500 as his monthly pay.

HistoryFanatic · 21/04/2023 15:48

summerfinn · 21/04/2023 15:30

I'm not living a fancy lifestyle. I have one designer bag and most of my clothes are high street. I haven't been abroad since 2019. Some people on here are just out and out bullys. I best not post on here about salary again considering in August DP is getting a bonus of 17000. I'm not replying to anymore people on here. I merely commented that it's a mad amount of tax. Certainly wasn't looking for sympathy. I assumed the demographic on mumsnet earned similar giving their clothes choices and holidays and houses ect. But maybe that's just for show. I can assure you all I'm not a troll.

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The bonus comment is unnecessary. You are obviously a bit out of touch in the real world if you think people earn the same as your DP.

Babetti · 21/04/2023 15:50

@summerfinn, it is a lot of tax. You're not wrong. But given that the average take home pay in Ireland is €3K, you're in a better position than most.

And you and your children benefit from the tax that's paid through free early years education, child benefit etc.

We have a progressive tax system where those that can pay most, do. That means that people on low salaries like childcare workers, don't have to. I'm not in a dissimilar situation to you but I don't resent the tax I pay. A significant portion of it supports people that haven't had the opportunities that I've had. It levels the playing field.

FatAgainItsLettuceTime · 21/04/2023 15:52

He'll be taxed on the bonus too so €8500

Hungrycaterpillarsmummy · 21/04/2023 15:55

Last week or two you stated you felt suicidal and want to die. Have you spoken to a gp about this?

You need help. Don't bother coming on here to make us jealous of a 17k bonus when you are far from living in happiness.

From what I see you blame everyone except yourself for the situation you're in. You got pregnant young, blame your family for not supporting you with the baby, stayed in social housing (subsidised by tax payer?) Had some part time admin jobs, met your current partner, got pregnant, blame him for not buying this massive house he promised and for his mother not giving your 500k.
No friends, no hobbies.

The house was in such bad condition that we did up all the bedrooms, had to put in new floors ect , it cost us a fortune. It was ridiculous to move into your father's house in the state it was in but you did so because you wanted more space for yourself as a family not really to help your dad out. And that's a huge shift for your father to deal with... A family of four interrupting his routines and space. No wonder he has been grumpy!

You need to get a job and then you will have more control of the situation. You feel suicidal because you feel like you can't do anything because you have no money. So go out and earn it yourself. You were able to work admin jobs before. Do that again. Stop expecting life to hand you everything on a platter

Hungrycaterpillarsmummy · 21/04/2023 15:55

Tealsofa · 21/04/2023 15:45

and... which only left us with only 5500 as his monthly pay.

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I know 🤦

Mooshamoo · 21/04/2023 15:58

summerfinn · 21/04/2023 15:30

I'm not living a fancy lifestyle. I have one designer bag and most of my clothes are high street. I haven't been abroad since 2019. Some people on here are just out and out bullys. I best not post on here about salary again considering in August DP is getting a bonus of 17000. I'm not replying to anymore people on here. I merely commented that it's a mad amount of tax. Certainly wasn't looking for sympathy. I assumed the demographic on mumsnet earned similar giving their clothes choices and holidays and houses ect. But maybe that's just for show. I can assure you all I'm not a troll.

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"I assumed the demographic on Mumsnet earned similiar".

Omg. Totally out of touch.

I'm Irish. First of all- you are earning an extremely high salary in Ireland. Most people are not earning that kind of salary. I know well educated engineers, bankers, accountants who earn between 40k -60k.

So you assuming that the entire demographic on Mumsnet must earn similiar to what you earn, shows that you are still entirely out of touch with reality.

Look up average salaries in Ireland.

Second of all "I assumed the demographic on Mumsnet earned similiar."

Why on earth would the entire demographic of Mumsnet earn similiar to you? There are thousands of people on here. So do you think lower income/middle income earners shouldn't be allowed to use this website then? Utterly bizarre

Nocutenamesleft · 21/04/2023 15:58

summerfinn · 21/04/2023 15:30

I'm not living a fancy lifestyle. I have one designer bag and most of my clothes are high street. I haven't been abroad since 2019. Some people on here are just out and out bullys. I best not post on here about salary again considering in August DP is getting a bonus of 17000. I'm not replying to anymore people on here. I merely commented that it's a mad amount of tax. Certainly wasn't looking for sympathy. I assumed the demographic on mumsnet earned similar giving their clothes choices and holidays and houses ect. But maybe that's just for show. I can assure you all I'm not a troll.

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Fuck me

ans you’re trying to make your dad leave HIS home!

quicklybeendrivenmad · 21/04/2023 16:26

Sorry the amount of threads you have made lately is ridiculous and mainly nonsense, I think you have much deeper problems and need to seek medical help to address these

lunaloveroo · 21/04/2023 16:29

The Irish economy is booming. This year there will be 10 billion surplus in tax revenue whilst the Uk are in huge deficits and extreme cuts to public services to come. Relatives who live in Ireland have comparably better/ more comfortable lives than my equivalent friends in the uk (for example salaries for teachers and doctors). Either way the op's household income is huge.