WhosBecky - We are going to owe money too. Not sure how much yet, but it'll be up there in the $10K range. We planned for it, but I'd be crying if it was a surprise!

Wakeupfan420 - Great point! I didn't think about all of that extra income. Someone also mentioned she might have received a signing bonus from Radio in the City. If they didn't take taxes out then she will need to claim that as well. With her rent going up right around this time too, she could be in a really tough spot financially.

Wakeupwhatsup wrote:

What was the conversation about a possible lawsuit?? I must have been half listening as I do with T sometimes ha

Monday when Robert was in he started complaining about how Starbucks rips him off and doesn't let him get the discount coffee for reusing his cup. Tay said that Starbucks has a lawsuit against them about not filling the cups all the way up and ripping off customers. random rant about medical malpractice and how suing people is wrong. Then Robert started telling us about the 2 lawsuits he's been involved in, then Tay said that she may have to sue someone because she signed a documents not realizing it was like if this doesn't happen by this date this much money is owed, and she's like well i did this as a favor, so the other person should pay it, and if they don't i may sue. 

which is why Brett with SOHO house was brought up, because it was her who got them in, maybe she said you can use it, but you have to do XYZ, who knows? but certainly she probably can't afford that now? 

I don't think Taylor will drop her soho membership over a few thousand dollars. Plus, just from seeing pictures on Instagram, it looks like Taylor has a pretty nice NYC apartment. She's not hurting for money. Shevjust can't blow her entire salary on shopping now. Ps, did anyone else think that was crazy that she got to spend her entire salary on whatever she wanted?! And not help pay bills?

I don't think it's weird she didn't have to pay for real bills. I do think it's odd she didn't feel compelled to contribute in any way and has even commented that she should have had him pay for more of her lifestyle i.e. Nails etc

Get mommie...that is why i think it is Brett and the SOHO house, because she trusted him that he wouldn't screw her over?

regarding not paying bills, I think that is common place when one person has/makes more money than another.  I'm not saying it's good or healthy to the relationship, but i've seen it in within my friend's relationships who make wayyyyyyyy more. 

How do the married ladies on this board pay bills/contribute money for joint bills? It's always such an interesting topics to see what others do! 

Getmommieouttathabox wrote:

When I was first married without kids my husband moved into my place while we looked for a new place. He at the time made about 4 to 5 times more than myself, but I still insisted on paying the mortgage bc I knew he would save more then if he paid the mtg and I saved. Once we bought a new place the mtg was out of my particular reach alone so he paid for everything and I was in a similar situation to Tay (no where near her scale though) but I didn't treat it as such. We knew that when we had kids I would want to take time off or the option to so we wanted to live without relying on my pay. Now my kids are 2 and 3 and my husband was just laid off. He's looking but I just found a job and will be going back to work, huge gasp (I'm excited and have anxiety about leaving my kids all in one) so assuming he doesn't find a job relatively quick I'll be paying for most everything until he does. Then I imagine if I'm not completely miserable and can make the job work the majority of my pay will go to the kids and their school as we are in NYC and anything kid related along with the tuition is stupidly priced...

This sounds very much like my parents marriage. My Dad always made way more then my Mom, she did jobs close to home while we were little and my Dad covered the majority of things. She has her own business now and does very well, and while my Dad still makes great money, its flipped and his is vacation/fun money, while she covers the bills and household stuff.
 

wintercici-- that is what i currently do, we both currently make about the same so we contribute the same amount each paycheck. But i'm looking for a new job, and i'll probably have a pay cut so we will have to change how much we both put in. 

I got about $10K in untaxed money this year that i have to pay taxes on.  I knew it would happen and i've saved for it but damn thats gonna be a sting to pay taxes on next month. 

Getmommieouttathabox wrote:

And who signs a contract and doesn't realize it says if you don't do x by date y you owe the money back?? Did she not read it? Sounds like a necessary clause with her anyway.

From the way she was talking, she has been the one letting someone enjoy benefits at her expense, and now that a certain time has been reached, she is no longer covering their expenses, and that person is refusing to pay. I'm just clarifying-not sure if you think Tay is the one that owes money....

Thanks Lydia I'm way behind and have to catch up.

Wakeup that's awesome you guys have a plan and are on the same page making it happen.

Kicked_off_the_trampoline wrote:

I wonder if Brett not paying her is because of all the bashing of his family she has been doing on air for the past year??

I don't think so, i mean she was pretty ruthless pre-divorce, so why would he think anything would change?

Totally daft question, but I'm not getting the SOHO house thing at all? Say she told him he could use it till the end of the year/renewal/whatever, how would she owe money? I just can't imagine a circumstance where she would have to sue to get out of something with her membership? Unless maybe they signed up for 10 years or something when married, he said he would keep it up after the divorce but now isn't and she has to pay?

Sorry if this is a really stupid question, its just not clicking for me!

Kicked_off_the_trampoline wrote:

I wonder if Brett not paying her is because of all the bashing of his family she has been doing on air for the past year??

See, I don't think that it's Brett that she's talking of suing, I think someone in his family is using it, because she said that the person who she's talking to(I'm assuming Brett) is a good negotiator, and she said that with his skills he should be able to talk this out with the 3rd party. At least that was my interpretation.

So_Anyways wrote:

WakeUp420, you're sort of my hero. We don't have credit card bills, but now that I'm over 40 I'm obsessed with paying off our house. It would give us so many more options. Do you recommend, like, throwing as much money as we can at it? Or letting it take another 5-7 years?

 
Aww thanks girl, that's so sweet! It's been a struggle but it's going to be so worth it! Also, you're 2 steps ahead of the game no having credit card debt! 😉

First, I would look at what your interest rate is, and if it is adjustable rate or fixed. If it adjustable, I would throw as much $$ as you can so you can get the principle down faster, in the event that your interest rate jumps. If it is a fixed rate and relatively low, you could take a little more time (meaning you wouldn't have to worry about your interest rate spiking).

Once you figure out what you want to pay per month, take that number and divide by 4, then pay that amount weekly. (I set this up as an auto payment online, so I don't even have to think about it!) this will decrease the amount of your principle every week as opposed to once a month, and you end up paying down your principle even faster, and you pay less interest overall!

Hope that helps!! 💗