These are our current paychecks as of 6/28/19. In September 2016, I took a different job with less pay but a better climate and more room for salary increases. How do you put a dollar amount on your mental health? HER paycheck altered significantly after 05/27/19 as she a promotion on the Government Service (GS) … Continue reading Current PayChecks
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Monthly Budget with SanKey
There is a new Budget Graphing tool that is very popular on Reddit's Financial Independence thread right now. It is from SankeyMATIC. I was very drawn to the way it looked so I decided to check it out for myself. After tinkering around with the basic model for a few minutes, I was able to … Continue reading Monthly Budget with SanKey
My Money Map
There is a new concept that's all the rage in our little corner of the blogging world. To MAP OUT your financial life on paper. This serves 3 purposes as far as I can see. First,it shows you if you have unnecessarily complicated your wealth web. Second, it shows you where everything is going and … Continue reading My Money Map
Retirement Savings Per Check
Steady paychecks with automatic deductions are the easiest way to pay yourself first. This is a breakdown of how much money we save out of each paycheck towards retirement. I have tried over the years to continue to live off of the same amount, raise to raise, and put the 'new money' into retirement/savings by … Continue reading Retirement Savings Per Check
Salary Add-ons
When you are trying to figure out what your real salary is, you don't just look at the dollar amount on the paycheck right? Different jobs come with different packages. To truly evaluate the job, you need to factor in the benefits beyond the hourly rate. Private employers may have Bonuses, but Public jobs have … Continue reading Salary Add-ons