Korean Job Discussion Forums

[Swampfox10mm]

Funny how much this article seems to center around cheating as the big reason why:

http://english.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2011/06/06/2011060600320.html


I will say that Korean women DO hide money. My wife changed jobs and neglected to tell me her pay had gone up 700,000 per month until I asked to see her pay stub. Haha.

[Joe Boxer]

I don't know how any guy would ever let his wife be in charge of the money. I've worked with guys that get a goddam allowance from their wives!

It's common for the Korean wife to be in charge, though, and I know there are plenty of guys on this board that are ok with it. Their reason/defense is that "the wife is a wiz with investments", or "less headaches for me".

Screw that. Even at the risk of running our financial ship into the ground, I'm in charge (although that may explain why our "financial ship" is a dinghy)

[redaxe]

And what the wives do with the money is they buy up apartments and play landlord, that is if they're upper-middle class. If they're lower-middle class they invest in opening up a small restaurant or a food cart to work at.

[carleverson]

My wife controls our money simply because I don't speak, read, write Korean very well to pay bills, etc.

When we move to the US, I'll probably be in charge for the same reason.

[Kennyftw]

[Joe Boxer]

[Pa Jan Jo A Hamnida]

Years ago the topic came up in my ajumma class and every single one said they had a secret account. This account was a failsafe to a failed marriage.

[Swampfox10mm]

[ThingsComeAround]

[jvalmer]

Best thing to do is keep your account in your home country open and sock away some money in it. If things go sour (or your K-bank goes bankrupt, etc.) your K-spouse will have limited resources to access your money and you'll have control over it. Don't keep all your eggs in one basket.

[big_fella1]

I don�t speak or write Korean well but i have been paying the bills for over 5 years. My wife recently suggested again she should control the money, I said go ahead but I will only work 1 job. She lost interest. I know the other adjumas give her grief about this but I earn it, I want a say in what happens to it.

I don't understand why non working women control the finances. If you want to see why this is a bad idea, visit Gangnam.

[litebear]

She earns more than I do, quite a bit more but she pays the rent which is really high, and I pay the bills. Then we just stick a certain amount each into a joint account we both have a card for and use that for eating out and groceries.

We also stick another agreed amount into a savings account (not alot, tbf).

Other than that the remaining money we have is our own to do with what we see fit. Gives us both a bit of financial independce. (We don't have kids though which makes all this possible)

[Steelrails]

If one partner is more financially astute and more disciplined with money, I see nothing wrong with that partner assuming greater financial control, husband or wife. Use each others strengths of character to better you all as a whole. No reason to be pigheaded and say you should run things just because you are the man/woman. So what if one of you focuses on the money. The other focuses on something else. Finances are a key part of your family, but so are child-rearing, family morale, chores, emotional support, political education, etc. But do divide such responsibilities in a sensible manner.

[northway]

The principal of my school keeps her husband on an allowance. She was shocked when he somehow saved up enough over the course of many months to buy himself a new motorcycle. Citing breach of contract, she made him return it.

[DaHu]

It's great to demand to see your wife's pay stub.