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What is your total household pretax income |
under 50k |
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10% |
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50k-100k |
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24% |
[ 22 ] |
101k-150k |
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23% |
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151k-200k |
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16% |
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201k-250k |
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8% |
[ 8 ] |
251k-300k |
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3% |
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over 301k |
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13% |
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professor


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Tue, Nov 24 2020, 12:32 pm
It's better than mine, though
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amother


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Tue, Nov 24 2020, 3:08 pm
I live in Europe and from what I gather, life in America is so expensive and there are so many needs, not to mention pressures, that it's easy to feel poor even when you're making a nice living. I remember my American relatives being absolutely shocked that we manage on one salary (and not such a major one at that). But we don't have a car, live in an area where it's normal to rent long term and so don't have to save up for a down payment, and live in what Americans would probably call a smallish apartment. (Small apartment= less cleaning help, less furniture, maintenance etc.) Simchas are low key, living within your means is normal. Additionally, though we pay a lot for health insurance, taxes are low. I can understand high taxes where medical care is free such as the UK, but I cannot understand how there can be both; high taxes and health insurance as seems to be the case in the US.
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lk1234


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Tue, Nov 24 2020, 3:19 pm
amother [ Coral ] wrote: | Am I imagining, or is this like the 10th thread on this topic in the past week?? |
Lol -yes, and I am following each one It's very interesting to see that while everyone is saying you need 250k the majority of us earn in the low 100's.
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saw50st8


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Tue, Nov 24 2020, 3:59 pm
lk1234 wrote: | Lol -yes, and I am following each one It's very interesting to see that while everyone is saying you need 250k the majority of us earn in the low 100's. |
You need 250k if you want to pay full tuition for your kids. It is really the great equalizer in the frum world.
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doodlesmom


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Tue, Nov 24 2020, 7:48 pm
amother [ Chartreuse ] wrote: | We are poor middle class and pay over $17,000 a year for health insurance in NY. |
Try a healthshare. Unless you have specific conditions.
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amother


Tan
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Thu, Nov 26 2020, 8:02 pm
combined we make well over 100 K, but we are still struggling to cover everything every month...between mortgage, tuition (which we have a break), food, playgroup, electric, gas, phones, basic clothing, shoes, cleaning help so I can go to work...
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amother


Bisque
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Thu, Nov 26 2020, 8:58 pm
amother [ Ginger ] wrote: | I live in Europe and from what I gather, life in America is so expensive and there are so many needs, not to mention pressures, that it's easy to feel poor even when you're making a nice living. I remember my American relatives being absolutely shocked that we manage on one salary (and not such a major one at that). But we don't have a car, live in an area where it's normal to rent long term and so don't have to save up for a down payment, and live in what Americans would probably call a smallish apartment. (Small apartment= less cleaning help, less furniture, maintenance etc.) Simchas are low key, living within your means is normal. Additionally, though we pay a lot for health insurance, taxes are low. I can understand high taxes where medical care is free such as the UK, but I cannot understand how there can be both; high taxes and health insurance as seems to be the case in the US. |
I don’t know where you live in Europe but the UK- London especially- is very expensive.
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