Re: how much money would you bring home in a month after taxes are taken out?
When I was single, I neted $2200 a month (after taxes, health insurance, and 401k) I was able to afford to buy a condo, a car, and had a little bit left over for going out occasionally, and small weekend trips.
Now that we're married and own a single family home, nothing ever seems like enough even though we net $5400 a month, not including DH's overtime. With two cars, one or the other is always needing work, the house always needs work, and DH has monthly medical expenses not covered by insurance. Just these past two weeks we've had $500 in vet bills for the dog and $800 to fix DH's truck. Those two things cost us as much as our mortgage! We've got the money, but it's not exactly what I wanted to use it for, you know?
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