What percent of your income is budgeted for “fun”? Like going out to eat, taking trips, buying things for yourself that aren’t necessities?

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80%

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10-15%

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About 1-5%. Maybe $50 a month.

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Uhh you’re a director making between 1-5k a month? I think you might be underpaid

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150%

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Must live a fun life!

Of post-tax, post 401K earnings
12% on fun
4% on food
40% on savings/investments
26% on rent/mortgage
18% on loans (car and student - 2 years left to pay out both) after that it’ll likely be split between travel and savings

As income that gets larger budget for food, rent/mortgage should stay fixed. Also don’t intend on having a big lifestyle creep, so savings and travel budget will likely increase. Target is savings at 50% not incl. bonus

Spend as much as I can then save the rest. Luckily I mostly play video games :)

A couple years ago when I first started I very specifically remember the “fun budget” being $150 per weekend. That was equal to like dinner on Friday and a night out on Saturday. This was in a high to medium course of living city at a starting salary of 75k. Also had no student loans so that goal was so I could save up.

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