I’m keeping the intro short and sweet this week as I’m writing this the day before I leave for London (and it lands in your inboxes the day after I get home). In true boss fashion, I asked Ken to edit it while I’m away on top of taking on full parenting responsibilities. What’s one more task? Thanks, babe!
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And without further ado, here’s a new Home Ec for you. I don’t have any great insight into this one—I just really enjoyed it, and I hope you do, too!
See, I told you I was keeping things short!
Age: 38
Location: Rural Georgia
Relationship status: Married
Age of partner: 53
About me: I’m a professional pet photographer, dog mom, nonprofit founder, serial entrepreneur, and animal rescuer. My wife and I live in a very old house (1840s) that needs constant work on a little farm with a half dozen dogs, goats, donkeys, pigs, a horse, and a black cat.
All expenses are monthly unless noted.
Income:
- Your job title/salary: Pet photography business owner, $60,000 (I work part time.)
- Partner’s job title/salary: Clinical psychologist, $135,000
- Your monthly take-home pay (paycheck amount after taxes and other deductions): $2,414.11
- Partner’s monthly take-home pay (paycheck amount after taxes and other deductions): $6,882.18
- Other income: $2,083.33/month. I take a quarterly owner’s draw from my business in addition to my salary, which varies based on profit. This is averaged on a monthly basis from previous years.
- Total monthly income: $11,379.62
