Best tips for reducing expenses after salary cut?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:OP here. Really not a flame. But we do have plenty of small expenses that add up. I just checked and we spent more than 20k on amazon in a year. Many of those purchases were for things like diapers, but a lot was pretty frivolous.

We make $280k

- 4k nanny
- 3k mortgage
- $1200 groceries

We save about $4k a month on top of the 401k too. You'll be fine

Do you ever eat out or go on vacations?

I agree. Looks ridiculously tight. Wait, you forgot to tell us about your bonus/ family help....

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP here. Really not a flame. But we do have plenty of small expenses that add up. I just checked and we spent more than 20k on amazon in a year. Many of those purchases were for things like diapers, but a lot was pretty frivolous.

You can very comfortably afford to live on your salary. Many people live comfortably on 1/2. If you cannot afford that mortgage, downsize. You can get rid of the nanny and go to day care. There is probably far more than you realize. It should not be 20K for diapers. That makes no sense.

The 20k was for all Amazon purchases, which included diapers. But the entire 20k was not JUST diapers. It was a lot of frivolous impulse buys.

You already know the answer OP - no more "frivolous" spending. Duh.

[Anonymous]

20k on Amazon last year, $1300 a month on groceries wtf you sound rich to me. Let's switch lives I have a 1 year old too our hhi is $80k we live just fine and saved over $15k last year but I sure wish I could blow $20k!!!

[Anonymous]

I think it is disturbing that everyone wants her to fire her nanny. Clearly there are other places to cut that don't result in someone losing her job.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I think it is disturbing that everyone wants her to fire her nanny. Clearly there are other places to cut that don't result in someone losing her job.

#nannytroll

[Anonymous]

I'm not a nanny. But we make $280K and have had a nanny for several years. I am just saying it is not the first place I would look to save money.

[Anonymous]

Stupid. this is just a spinoff on the 175k a year, great wife, etc post. SNOBBY ASS