After house and car purchase, my monthly cashflow is now only +$500 where it used to be $1,500. I have around $30,000 in savings, but can only save $500 a month (besides the 10% contribution into 401K). Is this a bad sign of my financial health? Im 30 and just purchased my first home and put down around $100,000 (20% downpayment). Salary + bonus is around $110k. Thank you!!

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Thank you all. Just a bit anxious to see my monthly fixed expense going from $3k to $4k

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Don't consider payment towards mortgage as fixed expense (although I know what you mean)

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You’re fine. Consider your mortgage as savings/investment.

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*the principal portion

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I’m in the same situation after having bought a house and leasing a car. I had to make some big purchases for the house and a new baby as well. So I am left with barely any savings from my paycheck. I think my spending should slow down for a while and I should be able to save a bit more going forward.

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You’re fine. Your 30k in savings will grow too ( think if ROI is 10%, = extra $250/mo). Fingers crossed, there will also be salary raises and bonuses in the next year too. This is short term.

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This is fine. Look to increase savings and investment as your salary hopefully increase and avoid lifestyle creep.

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Your fine for now

Are you using a tool like Mint or Personal Capital to keep track of your spending, cash flow and net worth? If not, now is a great time to start. That 500/mo can easily get killed by takeout, buying gifts, taking a vacation or having a sudden expense, so you will need to be extra vigilant.

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