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Old 04-25-2008, 04:18 PM
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Originally Posted by Dixiechick View Post
My issue is that I'm only giving myself 5% of my gross paycheck to do stuff with whether it's to buy clothes, plants, fun things to do with the kids, etc... When the debts are paid off, this will double
Only you know if you and the family are feeling deprived, so we can't answer that for you.

I think your breakdown looks fine from the outside. And I think you will feel much more comfortable when that debt is gone and you have an additional 5% free. You may choose to put it all in the fun category, which would be fine given your 28% savings rate. If not, maybe splitting it and boosting savings even more. Whatever works for you guys.
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