Hi everyone, what do you think a guy should earn, for a steady life when they reach 30? Please state your opinions too... Thanks!

u want to benchmark ur bf based on the result here? .... lol its very very very unfair

5k per month or per year?

30 years old. depends on what career path he is in la.
Some degree holder cant even get above 5k par ler.

one should be able to earn around 8k per month if he is in a correct path.
generally is around 4 to 5k per month.

anything above 8k is a lucky fellow.
ofcox a managerial post will get ones to 10k or more
~Im talking generally la~

No no don't misunderstand. It's just a guide. If he's earning below, will encourage him to work better. If he's earning above average, congrats him and ask him to keep it up I'm doing this for our family planning. TQ

TS!

5k should be reasonable. But it also very important the guy attitude towards his lifestyle of his earning....

oh.. a fresh grad now can get 3.8k per month. that is my friend's younger bro.

aiks... Im earning less than that... sien...

To live in a city, I think salary around 10K is just an average. He's earning ard 10K working as a consultant in a US company now. I'm not sure for this becoz he's staying alone now, paying all his own expenses, phone, water & electrical bills by his own, end up he's like saving very little... really wondering after get married next year, can he afford the whole family or not

I'm planning to stop working after pregnant, will only work again maybe my child grows up to 2years old. Worried tat we might need to survive in miserable life if he's under paying...

i personally think that there isnt a rule on how much should or shouldnt a 30 yr old man earn. it's up to the person if he wanna go further in his career path and in some field/industry, u can go waaaay higher...

as u said, u plan to stop working after pregnant and if u solely depend on the husband to take care of the family financially, i doubt that would be enough, unless, he's already rich by now, even if you have already plan yr budget/expenses after marriage, you'll still have tough time

i think marriage is about 2 person sharing life/responsibility together and to solely depend on one partner, it's gonna be a tough life...

i know, towards the end, it's a bit out of topic..hehe

I voted 10K

I personally think an above average person would earn somewhere around there by the time he reaches 30.

Earning 10k also hard to survive...my gosh!!!!...his financial is really screw up. How many ppl in the city would be earning Rm10k??????if too choose out of 10, it will or might non of the 10ppl. The trick is how to you define so call steady lifestyle?
To me, 3k can also can have a steady life!!!!

actually depends on the financial knowledge of someone.

if he dont know how to buy mutual fund. put money into fixed deposit or buy real estate... no matter how, your 10K value will diminish slowly overtime due to inflation.

it is about personalities towards their money. look at micheal jackson he is millionaire but now he is broke due to lawsuit, cosmetic surgery and etc....

so are u going to leave him if he cannot support the family?

Well of coz nope! Just tat if he can't support the family, maybe I need to work harder I'm working freelance now as a home tutor for primary & secondary group tuition, and earning ard 6.5K (is tat reasonable for me? 28 this year)

Currently I'm only teaching 2sessions a day(Tue&Thurs 3 sessions), each session 2 hr. I could get more classes to teach and save more money for future family d

10k for now? its steady, girl.
I worked for 2 years yet earning less than 3k.

gosh.. how I hope I can get over 3k. 1 year 1k jump oso cant reach ur bf's 10k income.

As well said. Its all depends on ur lifestyle.
10k per month is alot to me at the moment.
~~sure do.. the more the merrier~~

u can comfortably own a hse + 2 cars with 10k.
and again.. 10k is average? ur too well exposed to ur living class.
those with >2k earning... what r they gonna do?

both of u need to cut down on unnecessary expenses.
unless u wanna compare with ur higher standard friend, then 100k per month is insufficient for u too.

Hmm, I think it all depends where you plan to settle down with him right? I suppose you rate the sufficiency of RM10k income is for both of you to live in the US. As someone from an average family, my parents does not even need to earn that much for us to live comfortable in KL until all my siblings graduated.

i think the figures are a bit high.. considering a person at age of 30.
i think for all those have voted.. their own salary range might not be as high as in the poll as well..

well it also depends on the job..

10k that's too low ! i vote for at least 100k before turning 30

i think this depends very much on ones lifestyle... whether you are willing to sacrifice a current luxurious lifestyle (if you are having one) and save/invest for a better future?

also, earns per month supporting the entire family/entire family plus wife no need to work?

TS, you are doing pretty good yourself... 6.5k at only 28, also giving tuition is non-taxable, rich girl

RM1100 my salary.

Agree agree...... It's too high la... In fact, you expect him to earn Rm5k the lowest? well, for the ADUN(state assemblyman), their allowance is in that range....

If you really love him, how much he earn for his income is not a big deal...

To gal who want to live in Semi D, high lifestyle...... many kids.... Yup.. 10k is a must......

To a couple who loving each other, dont mind stay at normal 2 bedroom house... but important happy everyday.....

Hehehe....

I reckon more than 12k.

If I'm not mistaken, I had a tuition teacher who used to earn around 10 to 15k a month. Depends on how many hours of tuition he gives. He was around 40ish.

12k is not alot when you have a family of 3 or 4 assuming you (the spouse) does not work. This is also assuming that you want a fairly comfortable life and save up for your children's oversea education. I think with 12k and 1 children you will probably be going from hand to mouth for the next 2 to 3 years. With a new kid in the house, you will be needing alot of things to support him/her. Private medicate bills alone is not cheap!(nothing wrong with wanting the best for your kid within your ability). A small example, Think of how when a small company starts up, it will need alot of capex (capital expenditure) but after a few years of running, the company's cash flow builds up and it wouldn't be so heavily leaden on the investor's cash. Same as starting a family, first few years will be tough.

Alot of sarcrafice is needed. Especially on your husband side. Moving from singlehood or rather datinghood to family man is not easy. Got to let go some stuff he treasure... like a posh apartment, sports car, holiday, shopping, etc...

But best of luck! I'm sure you will survive.

Ideal income would be 15k and above....

aw man imho the girls need to chip in and work hard as well not that guys are not to be depended upon, but you must never put all your eggs into one basket (i.e. don't get married then expect his salary to cover all expenses)

my mom' friend, all the savings share with the husband, in the end the husband spend the money on the mistress, even send the mistress go kdu and study... ou... char tou u__u" and then the poor auntie, in the early 50s but don't have her own money because everything tied up with the cheating husband, so sad oh

guys..
save money for future..^^

it is depends on the lifestyle of wive, if wive is housewive, then hubby gotta earn >10k per month
if wive is working then prolly 5k -7k would b enuff for living.

assume a normal house worth 300k @ kl with 2 cars and 1 kid, all are under repayment period

the old always said..

"公一份， 婆一份"

meaning, husband earn one part, wife earn one part to maintain household expenses

with this attitude.. 10k not enough for u.. don't burden him. You know what u want. so.. look for a wealthy guy which has 10k to spent and 10k to save. realistic.......

yerrr so nice "IF" i were to earn 5 k hmmm....

everybody wants unlimited money.... i think she trying to point out here is what is the minimum her future husband should earn after getting married to live a comfortable life.

all i can say is depend on your lifestyle. if u want branded handbags, jewelery and many other luxury items in your life. 10K is not enough.

if u want live a normal life without luxury, 10K is definitely more than enough.

normal life enough ba..
luxurious ...scare thief ...
poor scare no money...
in the middle ....mmmh..u think

this thread pressures me to the max...
next time must find kampung girl who don't care a lot about money issue and easily satisfied mwaha.

kampung gal does not guarantee she wont be like this too..
its either she will be needing an average one or posh.

u will notice her drastic change.

Im now starting to get worried about my future.
afraid gf will say the same thing like TS do. haihhhhhhhhhh........

I think earning 6.5 k at 28 years old is quite alot. Bravo! Not many people can earn 10k nowadays...but seems like everyone here earns alot. Ur BF is a consultant for US Company? What does he do...engineer...what type?

kampung girl now also very smart edy le..
u ingat apa..
now got internet edy le..
even kampung also surfing ..
haha

yet...org kampung more rich than town ppl..

Judging by TS' income n bf's income, both of u muz b having a rather posh n lavish lifestyle...

For me, 10k is enuf depends on how u live, juz like other ppl said...If u own a Proton now with 3k salary, once u get 8k salary, u'll want a Evo, then as u become richer, u'll want Benz/BMW then porsche.. if that's d case, even if u earn 100k will oso b too little for u to spend coz humans have unlimited desire...

Plan well n control ur desire, even a married couple with a combo pay of 6k can also survive in city

No offence ya

In Damansara Perdana household income must be RM30,000 per month.
If not move to Kuala Trengganu with a modest household income of RM6,000 per month.

I think every1 is not being realistic here....
IN average in around 30, a guy would usually only reach abt 3~5k depending on the qualification n jobs..

PLs be honest here, plp. Not much guys earns 10k by 30..

thank god i can...but same like hitsugayat said.....desire will really screw up ur whole budget...but what to do...sometimes really like that thing...now feeling rm10k also not enough after reading this thread..

Totally agree. A very small minority of 30 years olds actually earn more than RM5k. Oh well, this is the internet, anyone can claim they earn RM100k per month.

(but I don't doubt TS ... it's true that's good money to be made from tuition)

i think this topic is very subjective
how much a guy can earn is depends on the line of job he is doing currently
different line of job have different earnings by the time they are 30years old
the important thing is how u make good use (optimize) of the money that u earn lar

by 30 i can be a senior in academic line.

earning something like 6K+ including those allowances.

any takers?

lol

ps- not much but not that little. thats an average for academicians. just to be more specific.

RM30,000 per month? That's mean you earn RM30,000 per month?

Luckily I earn RM35,000 per week.

Hmmm... Thought of starting my post with this
" A successful man is a man who can make more money than his wife can spend. A successful woman is a woman who found such man."

By 30, adding in realistic values, i'd say 5k. Degree progs usually take 3/4/5 years, so grad at around 25. This dude has 5 years to improve his income. Initial income at around 2.5k, 5 years to double it. Reasonable?

I think TS is thinking whether to ditch the current bf or not and look for wealthy man.. no reply from TS at all.. poor guy.. but lucky for him if she leaves.. Should be glad.

girl ... 10k is not average ... he must have a very bad budget ... what car is he driving ?? at 10k he save very little means he is living a very good life at the moment ... if he is driving bmw 3 series .. living in a 400k condo ... goes to nice restaurants all the time ... dun say he save a little ... imagine the amount of money he can save if he is just driving lets say a civic .. ?? and you yourself earn around 6.5k .. i dun see why is there a problem with money with raising a family ... u can raise ur family nicely le ...

its all about give and take ..

my take home pay every month is RM 800 onli.....so sad...

Omg.. 10k also not enuf.. gg..

Hundreds of Millions of poor ppl in africa earn less than 1 USD a day..

less than 5% ppl in this country earn more than 10k.

An average chinese household income is 3.8k in Malaysia..

come on sis.. be realistic.. 10k also not enuf to afford a family mea.. walao..

no offence but pls think maturely.. Unless u're Paris Hilton 2

of course la 10k osso not enuf...

enjoy 24/7 onli...muahahahha