ladykc
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Post by ladykc on Jan 30, 2010 21:50:28 GMT -5
I've got to get into the bracelet business. Margene's out-earning me right now!
But that's life as a social worker....
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Post by futureperfect on Feb 2, 2010 3:55:32 GMT -5
She should hand over some money when they show some support for her. When Barb worked Nikki and Margene had to take the kids. When Nikki worked Margene never got to leave the house and pretty much became depressed. Now that she's working she's doing everything herself, even going as far as bringing her daughter to work with her.
Barb and Bill were able to save money for their kids' futures before the other wives came into the picture. I doubt Margene has been able to take money out of the "common pot" to start a college fund for her kids.
Also, anyone notice in season one that Nikki and Barb had nicely furnished homes while Margene's house was still pretty much empty, left with her stuff from her single days? What has the "common pot" done for Margene exactly?
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Post by citygal22 on Feb 2, 2010 10:58:55 GMT -5
On the one hand...Margie got the money to start her business from Bill (via the sale of her car) so it's not really accurate to say that she's done all of this on her own.
On the other hand...she really has no legal rights to any of Bill's money. She's not legally his wife. Of course, if she left him or vice versa, she would be entitled to child support but I can understand why she wouldn't want to hand over all of her money to a common pot.
Bill provided her with that house, which I'm sure is in his name, and a car, and money for household items (before she started working). This is a sticky situation. I wouldn't hand over all of my money either.
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Post by citygal22 on Feb 2, 2010 11:01:28 GMT -5
Also, anyone notice in season one that Nikki and Barb had nicely furnished homes while Margene's house was still pretty much empty, left with her stuff from her single days? What has the "common pot" done for Margene exactly? Hmmm...Nikki ran up all of that credit card debt which accounts for a lot of the things in her home. I don't know how it is that they were all so shocked when they found out how much she owed. Bill is sort of a scumbag though.
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Post by futureperfect on Feb 2, 2010 18:38:34 GMT -5
Nikki did run up her credit card debt, but one of the reasons Bill asked Barb to sign over her check was to help Nikki with some of her purchases, as they were discussing her new bedroom set, or something along those lines. Margene on the other hand was unpacking her stuff shortly before throwing it all out...her stuff from before she married Bill.
She did sell the car Bill got her to buy clothing for her business, but she could have done without it...and maybe she did. Bill did take her clothes and walk out of the room stating they were going back to the store.
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Post by southernsong on Feb 7, 2010 20:53:57 GMT -5
To really decide if that is fair or not, we need more background info on the rules of the common pot as understood by the family. At the start of season one, we heard Nikki talking about how unfair it was that Barb got to redecorate her house, but that she (Nikki) did not. Bill said that it was because Barb had been working and Nikki said that they were supposed to be living as a united order "just like Juniper Creek". We also heard, in the first season, Bill asking Barb to sign her check over to him that one time. This leads us to believe that she was never supposed to give all of hear earnings over to the common pot. Season three brought about the talk of Anna giving her tips (not just wages, but also tips) over to the common pot. Since he informed Anna that she needed to do this, but in season one he requested that Barb do it once, it really showed the hypocrisy of it all.
Now, if the understanding was that Barb would pay for her own house renovations out of her own paycheck, which Nikki and Margene would take from the common pot, I can understand why Barb shouldn't have to give her income to the common pot. However, this doesn't really seem like a fair arrangement since, while Barb was working, it was Nikki and Margene who did the grocery shopping and the taking care of the children. And there never was any talk of what happened with Nikki's check when she was working for the DA.
I'm just rambling now, but the point is, when need to know the full background on the family rules regarding the common pot. Is Bill really just interested because of the large amount she is bringing in?
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Post by rissmeek on Feb 7, 2010 23:56:18 GMT -5
Well tonight Marge offered to buy nights with Bill because she could afford it. I'd like to know how Bill would feel being thought of as a commodity.
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Post by kimbie on Feb 8, 2010 0:10:03 GMT -5
Well tonight Marge offered to buy nights with Bill because she could afford it. I'd like to know how Bill would feel being thought of as a commodity. LOl! Nice to see the tables turned for a change.
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Post by JJ77 on Feb 8, 2010 0:12:16 GMT -5
Oh, I dont think the subject of margene's money / income has been dropped by Bill... he's just been buisy. lol Would be funny tho if the way it ot brought back to the fron tof his mind was by Barb telling him (during a general rant about margene) " heck, she even offered to buy our nights with you Bill!" LOL
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Post by BigLoveRocks! on Feb 8, 2010 0:17:24 GMT -5
I say some of it.
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Post by kambria on Feb 8, 2010 17:37:38 GMT -5
Oh, I dont think the subject of margene's money / income has been dropped by Bill... he's just been buisy. lol Would be funny tho if the way it ot brought back to the fron tof his mind was by Barb telling him (during a general rant about margene) " heck, she even offered to buy our nights with you Bill!" LOL That was an interesting offer from Margene!! I wonder what Bill would feel about that! I was just imagining how funny it would be if Margie told Bill "...Oh Yeah! I don't mind giving to the common pot in exchange for more nights with you so I can fulfill my 'needs'"! LOL
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Post by albertaleon on Feb 15, 2010 23:56:19 GMT -5
I voted some of it because I don't think Margene would be where she is today without Bill and her sister wives. I hope that makes sense.
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dsc6
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Post by dsc6 on Feb 16, 2010 12:51:46 GMT -5
I think that for household expenses--I mean ALL the household expenses (since they buy in bulk), each wife should put 10% of her earnings into it. So that when your earnings are zero, you will be carried by the others, and when you have earnings, you will help with financial support. Remember, any wife that is a stay at home mom is making up the difference by being the main family manager, i.e., baby-sitter, meal planner, etc. The SAHM works probably harder than the ones earning an income. Or maybe the employed wife should be able to KEEP 10% of her income.
You can put a dollar value on the contribution of the SAHM....the employed wives are essentially paying the SAHM a salary by buying the household necessities.
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Post by kambria on Feb 16, 2010 20:33:09 GMT -5
I think that for household expenses--I mean ALL the household expenses (since they buy in bulk), each wife should put 10% of her earnings into it. So that when your earnings are zero, you will be carried by the others, and when you have earnings, you will help with financial support. Remember, any wife that is a stay at home mom is making up the difference by being the main family manager, i.e., baby-sitter, meal planner, etc. The SAHM works probably harder than the ones earning an income. Or maybe the employed wife should be able to KEEP 10% of her income. You can put a dollar value on the contribution of the SAHM....the employed wives are essentially paying the SAHM a salary by buying the household necessities. What does SAHM mean?
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Post by rissmeek on Feb 16, 2010 22:49:15 GMT -5
I think that for household expenses--I mean ALL the household expenses (since they buy in bulk), each wife should put 10% of her earnings into it. So that when your earnings are zero, you will be carried by the others, and when you have earnings, you will help with financial support. Remember, any wife that is a stay at home mom is making up the difference by being the main family manager, i.e., baby-sitter, meal planner, etc. The SAHM works probably harder than the ones earning an income. Or maybe the employed wife should be able to KEEP 10% of her income. You can put a dollar value on the contribution of the SAHM....the employed wives are essentially paying the SAHM a salary by buying the household necessities. What does SAHM mean? Stay At Home Mom
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