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Originally Posted by vwnate1
I see ;
$50,000.00 in spending ? .
I don't make that much in a year and never have .
Yes, I pay every bill in full the moment it arrives, part and parcel of living within one's means and enjoying the good life (to me, anyway) in spite of being more or less broke .
This is why I'm not "poor" : poor is a state of mind I choose not to have .
As always, you alls teach me more here for free than I ever learned at any school .
THANX ! .
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$42,353.97 in 2019. That was a little more than half of our spending.
My favorite metric is "spending / earned income." Before marriage, I was at about 50%. Frau Putzer was at about 100%. It took a few knock down, drag out fights after our marriage to get it to 80%.
We're both retired now, and our pensions don't cover our living expenses. But, we have enough to get us through until we're about 120 years old. But, spending more than I make still gives me a knot in my stomach.