We got one..my dh got it in an envelope by the HR person ...

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Congratulations. So, how much was it?? And how did you spend it? I recall that your DH ws new to this company - did he get the same amount as everyone else or was it pro-rated for his employment period? In a surprise move, my company gave every employee worldwide an end of year bonus - above and beyond our normal bonus structure. Twas nice!

FWIW, it's odd to me to say "we" got one - maybe that's because I'm a worker bee and have never been a SAHW/M.....I just would never dream of calling someone else's bonus mine. Similarly, I'd be mad as hell if DH called MY bonus HIS. Different strokes for different folks, I guess.

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cubmom I am so happy to hear your dh received his bonus no need to share how much you received that is personal again I am happy for you peace always. Catherine

Thats great CubMom!!!!!!

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It wasn't much, $200..but still nice to have

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$200 is better than nothing! That's great!!

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Seriously?

I'm a WAHer, and my husband has a regular old out-of-the-house full time job, but any time either of us end up with any unexpected financial blessing, "we" are the beneficiaries... so regardless of who 'earned' it, 'we' would get it, and I wouldn't feel remotely territorial over that cash if DH said 'we' got it.

No need to try to poke at someone who is a SAHer. If she and her husband refer to themselves as a 'unit' rather than "ME" and "YOU" and "MY STUFF" and "YOUR STUFF", that's probably a good thing.

But different strokes for different folks, I guess...

I don't know if she was "poking"... DH and I have lived together for almost 6 years and have been married for 3. We are JUST NOW working on combining our finances and it is different. I am 38 and have never really shared the income I earn with someone else, as odd as that sounds. We split up the bills when I first moved in and kind of kept it that way. If one of us needed more than our respective paychecks allowed, we felt free to ask the other one for that money, but mostly it was his money and my money. However, we recently decided that working on our savings together and having accountability to each other was going to help us achieve our long-term goals more effectively. Anyway, I can understand CJs point because I'm struggling to get my arms around the "we" thing myself.

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well..if my dh ever pulled that on me, I'd start to charge him for meals, ironing, etc.

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LOL! So true, so true!

Good one and i bet he would be broke at the end of the week

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I would be crushed if my DH didn't consider his bonus, our bonus. It has never been an issue with us at all. I've always been a SAHM and "his" money has always been "our" money. I love him. lol

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Melissa I so dearly agree with you on this. Yes while my dh did receive his annual bonus from his own family business and yes I also earn a living I do not receive a annual bonus. However with that being said I disagree with cjs216 its our money always even if he made 20,000 a year and I made 2,000 a year for example collectively we earned 22,000 a year. In a marriage well our marriage its ours not mine or yours. The bonus is for us as a family to be used for the family as it should be at least that is how I feel personally speaking. Peace. Catherine