Wednesday, August 27, 2008

Numbers Don't Lie

So here's the awful truth:

Right off the bat, I get less than 70% of my paycheck.

7.1% - medical/dental
6% - 401k
0.6% - disability/insurance
the rest goes to taxes

Calculating every necessary bill now is 44% of my net. If I set away 30% like Shannon says, I'm still left w/26%. Doesn't sound like much, but it's very manageable for food, clothing, misc. This will be my biggest challenge for next month. Wish me luck!

Oh by the way... I hate taxes. I always feel robbed. Ridiculous.

1 comment:

mommy said...

Yeah, taxes are totally depressing. I wish they'd keep their grubby paws off.