My Brothers family lives in DC (he’s a lawyer, she’s a lawyer) combined income is and I’m guessing here but around 400 hundred maybe close to 500 hundred a year. Two children one dog two cars, 3 bedroom 2 and a half bath mortgage. The private schools take at least 200 a year. Taxes takes another 120. They are both late 30s. They will make it but man the schools are a killer. I mean think about it that’s basically a Ferrari a year just to go to school. In Texas they each could drive a Porsche?

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How are you incurring over $3k a month just on yourself

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The people with 2-3 kids a dog and two cars are all working hard. Many live in places like Cleveland say Akron and commute to say Cleveland. I live in San Antonio well out in the suburbs which legally are all separate little cities. The schools are all still let’s say decent so unlike DC and NYC ( am speaking about within the five Burroughs and inside DC limits) you have no choice if you have children but to utilize private schools.

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and what are these fixed essential costs

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I suppose that’s why there is a McLaren of Dallas a Ferrari of Dallas and even a RUF of Dallas. All the doctors can send kids to public school and then Texas Tech and still have money for swimming pools and ridiculous automotive toys.

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Living for $3300 a month is pretty reasonable. You will make more than enough to save up with that budget in most jobs. I’m 24, I make ~400k a year, and I spend 50-60k, and save the rest. $2400 monthly rent. $20k on travel, dining & alcohol, and 10k on household expenses.

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