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For quite some time, I was living paycheck to paycheck while even making $180k+, but equally I was heavily in debt trying to rectify some financial mistakes I made and thus saving was out of the question. That said, I’ve gotten over that hurdle in my life—now debt free—and am finally able to maintain a comfortable lifestyle and to invest/save my money.
Proud of you!!
We’re investing and saving a down payment. But also living paycheck to paycheck because the money is auto deposited into those accounts first. I’d say we save half or a little more than half of our take home pay and the rest is stretched thin by bills/rent/food at the end of the month. We have had to cut down on our spending and it’s rough at first.
He’s moving into a different career that will be a large pay jump so that will be a very welcome reprieve. Worth it in the end though(if we don’t die young).
How do you live paycheck to paycheck on a consulting income?? How much do you guys spend???
We have 3 kids, soon to be 4. Two of these kiddos are in pre-potty training daycare and 2 have child support obligations. All of this to clarify, kids do not have to be a reason for living P2P. We max out retirement, save for their college, and aggressively donate to charity.
Now unpaid student loans - that may be a reason for P2P living and a great motivation to hustle hard to get them paid off as quickly as possible.
I have so much of my paycheck diverted before it hits my checking account that some months it's tight.
You're right - I'm never in danger of missing a meal or not being able to make rent. But it's also money I don't "see" and pretend that it doesn't exist. I just did the math and 60% of my pre-tax income doesn't even hit my bank account. I know I'm in a very fortunate position in life for all of this to be true. The best part of last year was when I realized I was a worthless person - for the first time in over a decade.
I invest everything into GME. WE CAN BREAK THEM
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Budgeted to max all retirement accounts, for money to hit savings accounts, investments, bills paid, etc then with the leftover money that comes into my checkings account I live by paycheck
This!
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Save and invest
Both
I think others have explained better, but since a lot of my pay goes to IRA and mortgage, I feel like I’m investing and living check to check simultaneously.
Live paycheck to paycheck due to saving and investing.
….and buying a house, getting married, and having a kid.
Who let's their parents have access to their bank account? I never trusted my parents with that info at 18 and opened an account at a bank that wasn't in my dad's area at the time.
Save and invest. I live below my means and save roughly 70% of my income each month
No. I live in a LCOL area. Apartments are on the cheap side for a nice and standard one($850) in a great area and I paid for my car all cash earlier this year. I drove my previous car until it no longer was able. And just saved up money during that time.
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Anyone in Consulting and living paycheck to paycheck is doing it wrong
I live paycheck to paycheck but that's because I am determined to pay off my student loans within the next year. I pay over $3,700 a month. I'm only required to pay $950, but I just want to be done with them! After that I plan to invest a lot more.
Save and invest. A lot.
I save 50-60% of my pre tax total comp.
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I only spend around $25k/year. I just don’t have very expensive tastes.
I live on $30k for all living costs in NYC ($7500 for coop fee for a 1 br that I paid for in cash, then $22500 for food, travel, going out, shopping).
Porque no Los dos? I try to limit how much money actually hits my bank account. Max 401k (13%) ESPP (10%) and anything else I don’t spend goes to taxable brokerage. Lately not much going to brokerage admittedly…
I save and invest but about to move to SF for husband’s job, so will have to save less due to taxes and more expensive housing
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I save and invest. I also have a third of my check go straight to my savings.
The amount of people who are interpreting paycheck to paycheck to mean, after saving/investing/paying bills is… astonishingly high.
I think this is what that usually means haha
Following that up- how do you split your income?
What app do you use? I want to do this!
I live payycheck to paycheck...
When you back out the money I put to savings and investments.