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[quote=Anonymous]Last year we made about $100k, and our fixed costs are: $19k rent (older apartment with no dishwasher or laundry in NoVa) $18k day care (one toddler) $11k health insurance premium (Kaiser bronze, it doesn't get any cheaper!) At least $18k taxes ($15-16 federal, can't remember total for state) That's $68k right there, and we're healthy and paid off all our student loans, though we don't have employer sponsored health insurance or retirement. The rest of our spending is pretty low, so we are ok if not living the OP's life of luxury, but I can easily imagine a family with higher medical costs, multiple cars, parents or relatives to support, or student loans having more trouble making ends meet. $100k IS a lot of money, AND life is getting very expensive. It's ok to say both of these things without losing perspective that it's way harder for someone with the same problems but half or a quarter as much money. [/quote]
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