https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sun, 05 Apr 2026 07:13:46 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-a-20-increase-in-your-salary-make-a-huge-difference-for-you/page/2#post-1227248 Tue, 19 Nov 2013 14:14:54 +0000 blackbird 1227248@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It would be amazing. It would cover at least our mortgage and daycare! Kaching!!!</p> <p>Nice to dream ;) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-a-20-increase-in-your-salary-make-a-huge-difference-for-you/page/2#post-1227226 Tue, 19 Nov 2013 14:10:11 +0000 LuLu Mom 1227226@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It would be wonderful (heck I wouldn't turn it down) but overall it wouldn't be a HUGE signifcants, it would be nice to put that in savings though. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-a-20-increase-in-your-salary-make-a-huge-difference-for-you/page/2#post-1227222 Tue, 19 Nov 2013 14:09:37 +0000 mrsjyw 1227222@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>not day to day--it'd just be extra savings for the year. and we're teetering on the next tax bracket, so that may bite us in the @$$! :T </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-a-20-increase-in-your-salary-make-a-huge-difference-for-you/page/2#post-1227220 Tue, 19 Nov 2013 14:07:51 +0000 lindseykaye 1227220@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I am fortunate that I will be receiving about a 20% raise when I start my position with a new company in December! It will make a huge difference for us!<br /> As I am the primary earner already, it means a 20% increase to my already higher salary - the amount will more than cover daycare for the year with more left over. We bough our first home this summer so we've racked up a little bit of debt doing some needed repairs and renovations so this raise will allow us to pay that down really quickly vs. over the next 6 months as we figured we would have to do.<br /> (thankfully we stay in the same tax bracket!) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-a-20-increase-in-your-salary-make-a-huge-difference-for-you/page/2#post-1227128 Tue, 19 Nov 2013 13:47:02 +0000 Mamaof2 1227128@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@banana: I'm with you - not day-to-day but it would help us feel more secure with extra money in the savings! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-a-20-increase-in-your-salary-make-a-huge-difference-for-you/page/2#post-1227105 Tue, 19 Nov 2013 13:41:55 +0000 jedeve 1227105@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>In just mine? Since I work PT it wouldn't make a huge bump. BUT I would LOVE to have that money to put in savings! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-a-20-increase-in-your-salary-make-a-huge-difference-for-you/page/2#post-1198579 Wed, 06 Nov 2013 01:04:23 +0000 SweetMamaM 1198579@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Good question! I just ran the numbers through a tax calculator. Currently, it wouldn't make a huge difference but when we drop down to one income next year it would allow us to continue saving, something that will have to go on hold for a wee while. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-a-20-increase-in-your-salary-make-a-huge-difference-for-you/page/2#post-1198545 Wed, 06 Nov 2013 00:03:39 +0000 AmandaB8 1198545@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It would make a huuuuge difference for us. But we also make very little, and DH only works part time. :\ </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-a-20-increase-in-your-salary-make-a-huge-difference-for-you/page/2#post-1198274 Tue, 05 Nov 2013 21:08:04 +0000 skipra 1198274@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We're on a single income now so a 20% increase in DH's salary would definitely help! I can't say that we would live any differently now but when we get our new house and bigger mortgage it would be HUGE. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-a-20-increase-in-your-salary-make-a-huge-difference-for-you/page/2#post-1198196 Tue, 05 Nov 2013 20:23:24 +0000 CupQuakeWalk 1198196@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DH's income is based off of the market economy anyway, so it fluctuates a good 20% over the course of 5 years sometimes, as it is. We live within our means and have a lot left over every year, so 20% increase would not change how we lived, it would just go into the bank.<br /> Now, if I were working, 20% increase in my annual salary would be nice, because i'd literally blow it on vacations or something, because me working would be extra cushion, as it is. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-a-20-increase-in-your-salary-make-a-huge-difference-for-you/page/2#post-1198169 Tue, 05 Nov 2013 20:02:39 +0000 Smurfette 1198169@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes!! More in savings would make me feel 100x better. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-a-20-increase-in-your-salary-make-a-huge-difference-for-you/page/2#post-1198148 Tue, 05 Nov 2013 19:53:07 +0000 bunnylove08 1198148@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>For us yes. More savings for our future home </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-a-20-increase-in-your-salary-make-a-huge-difference-for-you/page/2#post-1198124 Tue, 05 Nov 2013 19:36:25 +0000 pastemoo 1198124@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It would make all the difference in the world. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-a-20-increase-in-your-salary-make-a-huge-difference-for-you/page/2#post-1198067 Tue, 05 Nov 2013 19:06:51 +0000 LalaYes 1198067@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Not really, but every little bit counts! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-a-20-increase-in-your-salary-make-a-huge-difference-for-you/page/2#post-1198064 Tue, 05 Nov 2013 19:04:21 +0000 MsMini 1198064@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It would be great for us! We are working on paying things down (student loans, car loans), and a 20% increase would mean we could be done with that really fast! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-a-20-increase-in-your-salary-make-a-huge-difference-for-you/page/2#post-1198056 Tue, 05 Nov 2013 18:59:07 +0000 Mrs. Pen 1198056@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>oh my gosh yes! Any increase helps :) DH currently only gets 1-2% raises and it is disheartening :( </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-a-20-increase-in-your-salary-make-a-huge-difference-for-you/page/2#post-1173289 Thu, 24 Oct 2013 19:51:57 +0000 MrsF 1173289@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>For now it would go into savings, but we're hoping DH can go back to school in the near future - so it would make a big difference in that regard. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-a-20-increase-in-your-salary-make-a-huge-difference-for-you/page/2#post-1173282 Thu, 24 Oct 2013 19:49:45 +0000 Bookish 1173282@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>YES. I got a 20% pay bump with my last job move, and it saved us, quite literally. We had a budget planned out, but now that LO's here, there's no way it would have worked.... and 20% on top of what I make now? Yes, it would allow us to up her college contribution, our 401k contribution.... and maybe I could get a pedicure once in a while! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-a-20-increase-in-your-salary-make-a-huge-difference-for-you/page/2#post-1173281 Thu, 24 Oct 2013 19:49:43 +0000 MaisyMay 1173281@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It would make a huge difference to us. 20% of the income at my new job would mean more than $6,000 a year, which would be significant. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-a-20-increase-in-your-salary-make-a-huge-difference-for-you/page/2#post-1173267 Thu, 24 Oct 2013 19:46:44 +0000 JoyfulKiwi 1173267@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes! It'd likely end up in savings, but it would give us back some of that cushion we've been missing since daycare started and THAT would mean less stress/worry/arguements. It'd be huge for our stress levels, not really our bank accounts. </p> <p>Also, it'd mean we didn't have to wait until F is 5 to have a 2nd child. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-a-20-increase-in-your-salary-make-a-huge-difference-for-you/page/2#post-1172890 Thu, 24 Oct 2013 18:25:29 +0000 banana 1172890@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Sapphiresun: WOW. I wish a 20% increase would cover our mortgage! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-a-20-increase-in-your-salary-make-a-huge-difference-for-you/page/2#post-1172885 Thu, 24 Oct 2013 18:24:32 +0000 Sapphiresun 1172885@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>For sure it would. After taxes it would cover our mortgage, which is nothing to sneeze at! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-a-20-increase-in-your-salary-make-a-huge-difference-for-you/page/2#post-1172851 Thu, 24 Oct 2013 18:17:10 +0000 banana 1172851@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrs. wagon: BOOOO on the tax bracket bump!!! :( </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-a-20-increase-in-your-salary-make-a-huge-difference-for-you/page/2#post-1172849 Thu, 24 Oct 2013 18:16:43 +0000 banana 1172849@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. High Heels: Soccer would be great! I think my son would love swimming lessons too. He's shown a lot of interest in musical instruments lately though. He takes a music class at school and whenever they have the kids choose an instrument, he always always chooses the drum. Can you imagine though? Drumming practice. At HOME??? o_O </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-a-20-increase-in-your-salary-make-a-huge-difference-for-you/page/2#post-1172845 Thu, 24 Oct 2013 18:15:28 +0000 MamaMoose 1172845@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It would make zero difference in our day to day life. But it would increase our savings which over the long run would be great for retirement! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-a-20-increase-in-your-salary-make-a-huge-difference-for-you/page/2#post-1172843 Thu, 24 Oct 2013 18:15:11 +0000 mrs. wagon 1172843@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Wagon Sr.'s last raise bumped us up a tax bracket so on paper, he makes a lot more but it didn't give us much more after taxes. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-a-20-increase-in-your-salary-make-a-huge-difference-for-you/page/2#post-1172841 Thu, 24 Oct 2013 18:14:43 +0000 PurplePumps 1172841@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It would be awesome and make for a lot more care free splurges and better feeling of security. But day to day, no, we already live well below our means. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-a-20-increase-in-your-salary-make-a-huge-difference-for-you/page/2#post-1172840 Thu, 24 Oct 2013 18:14:24 +0000 Mrs. High Heels 1172840@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@banana: i've been thinking tae kwon do too, i haven't done any research on costs in my area though. i'd love for them to play soccer too if they're interested! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-a-20-increase-in-your-salary-make-a-huge-difference-for-you/page/2#post-1172835 Thu, 24 Oct 2013 18:12:07 +0000 banana 1172835@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. High Heels: OMG PHEW. I almost had a heart attack. I was SOOO looking forward to the days when we didn't have to pay for daycare/preschool! I think $500/month is reasonable for extra curriculars in our area. Maybe Tae Kwon Do and another sport if he's interested. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-a-20-increase-in-your-salary-make-a-huge-difference-for-you/page/2#post-1172828 Thu, 24 Oct 2013 18:09:37 +0000 yin 1172828@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Every little bit helps. Since I stay at home, the extra money would provide us with extra cushion. </p>