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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We saved up 100K in 3-4 years on about 8000 a month income after taxes.  We were in a 2 bedroom condo with 2 kids, paying about $2600 a month in mortgage plus condo fee.  We had no help, and larger student loan payments than yours.  The thing I noticed in your budget was tuition - why do you need that and daycare?  That was one expense we did not have.  We also did not have  the credit card debt (how long till that is gone?), and your gas/fuel bill seems really high.  What doesn't add up to me is that some of these expenses seem like they come from living close-in (2K a month daycare) but you also seem to spend a lot on transportation.  Can you move further out, and find a cheaper apt/daycare? Or are you close-in and can get rid of a car?  I think you can easily chip away at $100 on the cell, $200 on the rent, $400 on the daycare, and maybe $100 on the food, $200 on the other stuff?  That requires a move further out likely, but it would get you to $1K a month...  [/quote]

This original post is from 2014.

But I can still commiserate! [/quote]

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