Board for high earners

[BellesAndGraces]

I see that the other thread was started by an OP who wasn’t engaging in good faith. I certainly am so, Mumsnet, can we please have a separate board for high earners? It would be helpful for these threads to be in one place and to avoid them being high jacked by the inevitable “small violin” and “diamond shoes” comments.

What would constitute as a high-earner in the context of the new board? A 62k salary? 100K? Let's say the benchmark is an 80k salary, what of those whose annual holiday budget is 80k - and that's when they didn't really do much. What of those who can't print out their account balance from a standard atm because the little strip of paper isn't wide enough to contain all the 0s?

Tbf, women use mumsnet for a lot of things I wouldn't. Health questions for example. Mumsnet provide a health board and women often use it as a place before seeing a GP. It can be a useful sounding board.

It can also be full of appalling advice.

Only if my ginger guinea pig can join 😉

What about those who could be high earners but decided not to work full time?

Well unless they are going to check income levels the threads could just be full of glorious fantasists anyway.

Of course, that's the risk of any forum. Any advice would be checkable though and obviously anyone relying solely on mumsnet for financial, or indeed advice about any other topic would be very silly.

I eat it with a knife and fork. Silver, of course.

Or, indeed, those who could be PhDs/D.Phils but couldn't be arsed to do research.

😂

I don't think it really matters.

It just makes it easier to tell anyone who shows up saying "ooooooh, hark at her with her la-di-da stockbrokers and servants" to piss off because they're in the wrong place

Difference there is that you actually earn the money, rather than it being something genetic

Yeah I always wanted to have a PhD, just was too lazy to do one!!

Can we have one for Masters but only if they're with distinction? LMAO!

Tbh, I thought this was a joke thread.
I should have realised that on a site where people ask strangers for medical advice, or state how angry they are at a parent spending 'their inheritance ', or advice on the very obvious, that they would need to ask total strangers about being rich and what to do with the money.
I stupidly that they would have the wherewithall to have a network of similarly placed colleagues who would advise in a professional manner
Silly me

HR are obviously limited to only employment issues. I use reddit for advice and other peoples experiences around investments and planning for our future.

Yes please! We don’t want high earners having to mix with the riff-raff.

Phew! Slightly worried about you there

It can also be full of appalling advice

It can, but mumsnet still provide a space for it. If women want to talk about finances here, regardless of income, I believe they should be able to, and be free from goady posters when doing it. I still think that if mumsnet moderated properly, there would be no need for the board. They need to deal with the 'tiny violin posters' to the higher earners and the 'why did you have 4 kids on a low wage' when someone is asking for genuine advice. Some posters treat every board like AIBU, they pick a side and try to annihilate.

I stupidly that they would have the wherewithall to have a network of similarly placed colleagues who would advise in a professional manner

Indeed. Or at least a DIFA. (Dear Independent Financial Advisor. )

Genes (good health, intellect, the fortune of family ) play a pretty big part in wealth too.

I feel lucky every day that I had supportive parents, a mind that found learning easy and no serious health problems. Those aren't virtues, just good fortune.

I have a friend who can no longer work due to her genetic condition.

Mind boggling how many people can't accept the role good fortune plays in their success

I said this on another thread, I think forums for women are really great for support with lots of things but things like money seems to grate more. I don't think a separate board would work cos people would come on the threads and derail them. I'd say maybe stick with MSE or Reddit. It's a little unfortunate that we seem to need men to be able to have supportive conversations on topics like finances for higher earners. Or perhaps conversations like that are just not what Mumsnet is for. While I do agree people should watch their tone, no one needs to apologise for earning well just like no one needs apologise for earning less well or being on benefits.

What would you want to post about that isn't covered by existing boards? Because surely if its very complex and niche questions about large sums of money, you'd just pay for specialist advice? And if its to stop people laughing at you, then somehow I don't think coralling yourselves into a special area where people who might want to poke fun at you could easily find you is going to work out that well.

Well it’s silly but you knew that. Half the high income on MN end up admitting their husbands are the earner. No wonder the chat is all about “income”.

I have enjoyed the witty comments though to be fair, THAT is Mumsnet at it's best and maybe what this site is better suited for

What about the 'high earner but clearly unhappy, as feel compelled to spend my time posting stupid stuff on MN' club

Yes, some excellent comments 😂

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