[milwaukee mike]

mortgage and health insurance are the usual culprits in the equation

if the 12k/year i spend on health care is out of it (obamacare here i come) i think 40k tax-free would suffice.

the problem is that most people are too busy running in the rat race to think about who designed the race and why they are running in it.
without a mortgage/car loan/student loan you won't be in debt. without debt you probably don't have to work very hard or much.

the guys making $20-30k/year with a family of 4 are just about as well off as the guys making $60k/year when you think about the earned income credits, food stamps, free healthcare for the poor, no real estate taxes for the poor here in wisconsin, free utility assistance, etc etc

[caseyman011]

My wife and I get by just fine on $80K/yr. Our 1800 sf house that we just built last year, though, is only costing us $1250/mo and we don't have a car payment, so that might be part of why we're comfortable...

[NYSportsGuy210]

My wife and I get by just fine on $80K/yr. Our 1800 sf house that we just built last year, though, is only costing us $1250/mo and we don't have a car payment, so that might be part of why we're comfortable...

Sounds cool. What do you do for a living?

[BookiesBernanke]

I've heard this before, but why would anyone want to live in Vietnam.

Are you kidding me --

lets list some reasons

1. Tons of absolute stunning women
2. Good food
3. Beautiful beaches/ bays
4. Incredible custom made clothes (suits, polos, shoes, etc)
5. Scenery is breathtaking
6. Rent a brand new, 2 story western house in gated community for $250 month
7. Endless and cheap travel opportunities

[ngates815]

My wife and I get by just fine on $80K/yr. Our 1800 sf house that we just built last year, though, is only costing us $1250/mo and we don't have a car payment, so that might be part of why we're comfortable...

Real estate taxes been fully assessed?


I remember when I built my house, mortgage was nice and cheap for the first 11-13 months, then all of a sudden the land was assessed or whatever and mortgage jumped up by 400 bucks a month.

[Sdotbold]

the fuking property tax is whats killer here in jersey. 6800 a year. not even a nice house.

[stevek173]

$60k. Low overhead, make good money but I am reckless as heck with my funds and spend way too much on women (can't stop)

[P.F.Kasooff]

150k

[William Walters]

Are you kidding me --

lets list some reasons

1. Tons of absolute stunning women
2. Good food
3. Beautiful beaches/ bays
4. Incredible custom made clothes (suits, polos, shoes, etc)
5. Scenery is breathtaking
6. Rent a brand new, 2 story western house in gated community for $250 month
7. Endless and cheap travel opportunities

On the other hand............

[big0mar]

I have expensive habits

$250K

[ttwarrior1]

about 800 bucks

[hawley]

about 800 bucks

Your weekly food budget is bigger than that.

[d2bets]

100 dimes minimum

[Drew1989]

I'm a LMT (Licensed Massage Therapist) and I also sell on ebay. Last year I made a total (from both sources of income all together) of $51,000 and I live Comfortably! I'm also a conservative person so I save more of my extra money than I spend. I'm 24 years old and id much rather save money to put away for my future retirement then just piss it away like a lot of people my age do!