For those that joined consulting post-undergrad (“analyst” roles), how much of your post-tax income do you save?

I’ve heard 20-30% of post-tax income per mo (so excl. year end bonus) is good in SF/NY

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50% ... gotta love secondary markets

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I make around $4,875 after tax in NYC. I save around $2,450/month.

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Yeah rent + electricity is $1500/month. Then I travel every week so pretty easy to only spend $200-250ish per weekend

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Similar to A1, I make ~$4,900 a month after tax in NYC and manage to save about 50% for retirement and savings. For context I pay about $2,000 in rent and utilities.

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I try closer to 40%. If you’re right out of undergrad odds are you’re going to spend it on stupid stuff anyway

55% in Boston. Maxing ESPP, Roth IRA, 401K and putting $200 into a high yield savings account each month

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