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re: Married men , could you live by yourself on 35k a year?
Posted on 6/29/16 at 11:12 am to LNCHBOX
Posted on 6/29/16 at 11:12 am to LNCHBOX
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She didn't say her $35k is the only income.
It is my sole income. My husband was laid off earlier this year from oil/gas. You would have seen that had you read my entire statement.
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Posted on 6/29/16 at 11:13 am to marie antoinette
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My husband was laid off earlier this year from oil/gas.
lnch is going to say that you don't count because your husband had an income when you bought the house and allowed you to have a savings now
Posted on 6/29/16 at 11:13 am to marie antoinette
ya we heard your story the first time
back to the arguing!
back to the arguing!
Posted on 6/29/16 at 11:13 am to thegreatboudini
lnch don't read good
Posted on 6/29/16 at 11:14 am to Salmon
Guess I missed that part. Still not comfortable, and
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We do have a nice cushion in our savings
Posted on 6/29/16 at 11:14 am to marie antoinette
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It is my sole income. My husband was laid off earlier this year from oil/gas. You would have seen that had you read my entire statement.
I acknowledge that. Sorry for your situation. That sucks.
The person that is so insistent on downvoting my posts is an a-hole for downvoting this one.
This post was edited on 6/29/16 at 11:20 am
Posted on 6/29/16 at 11:15 am to Salmon
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lnch is going to say that you don't count because your husband had an income when you bought the house and allowed you to have a savings now
You're damn right I am.
Posted on 6/29/16 at 11:15 am to LNCHBOX
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You worked in the service industry. Where were you living by yourself that was cheap enough to for you to do all the other stuff you claimed you did? Don't tell me with your parents
I rented a one bedroom apartment. It wasn't the greatest or most up to date, but it was close to down town and in a great neighborhood.
Why would an occupation in the service industry require one to live with their parents? The top servers at our restaurant made about $50,000 a year, the bartenders made more than that.
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Doesn't sound like you were really saving for retirement.
I'd budget my earnings after the first week of the month and sock away a coulple hundred (I tried to put away at least $150 a month).
When I say money got tight--that would translate to: i partied too much for a couple of weeks and by the 20th, if i didn't already have enough for rent, I'd pick up an extra shift or two.
One of the comfortable things about the service industry is that it is extremely flexible.
This post was edited on 6/29/16 at 11:20 am
Posted on 6/29/16 at 11:16 am to logjamming
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Why would an occupation in the service industry require one to live with their parents?
It wouldn't, all the extra shite you claimed to do doesn't really add up though.
Posted on 6/29/16 at 11:18 am to LNCHBOX
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I acknowledge that. Sorry for your situation. That sucks.
You don't need to apologize. We planned for it and knew it would happen. We're fine and very happy. But thank you.
I was trying to address the fact that a family CAN live off of this. We were able to take advantage of that comfort prior to living on this salary.
So it is not realistic to think someone can buy a house on this salary. But you can sustain a life on this salary. We would still be able to afford a nice rental home. Our mortgage is equal to the monthly rent we were paying before we purchased.
We haven't touched our savings yet to pay for our monthly needs.
Posted on 6/29/16 at 11:18 am to logjamming
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I rented a one bedroom apartment. It wasn't the greatest or most up to date, but it was close to down town and in a great neighborhood.
i thought this whole argument was with people owning a home?
im confused
Posted on 6/29/16 at 11:19 am to marie antoinette
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I was trying to address the fact that a family CAN live off of this.
I never said they couldn't.
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So it is not realistic to think someone can buy a house on this salary
Did say that though.
Again, I hope your husband finds work soon.
Posted on 6/29/16 at 11:19 am to Deactived
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i thought this whole argument was with people owning a home?
That goal post gets moved when it's convenient.
Posted on 6/29/16 at 11:20 am to Deactived
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i thought this whole argument was with people owning a home?
some just went off the question in the title and not the question in the OP
lnch is holding everyone to the question in the OP
Posted on 6/29/16 at 11:21 am to Salmon
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lnch is holding everyone to the question in the OP
What a crazy concept.
Posted on 6/29/16 at 11:21 am to LNCHBOX
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It wouldn't, all the extra shite you claimed to do doesn't really add up though
Again, you must be right, I completely imagined my mid twenties.
Posted on 6/29/16 at 11:21 am to LNCHBOX
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I never said they couldn't.
I saw others state otherwise and was addressing more of the blanket of the conversation rather than specific points of your argument. I wanted to explain that I am an actual person who fit the salary exactly. Just wanted to show what we can/can't do right now.
Posted on 6/29/16 at 11:21 am to logjamming
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Again, you must be right, I completely imagined my mid twenties.
No, but you're likely exaggerating and leaving out forms of assistance you may have gotten from parents or somewhere else.
Posted on 6/29/16 at 11:22 am to Salmon
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lnch is holding everyone to the question in the OP
No. Once people disagreed with him he threw in the caveat that you had to be able to do whatever you wanted
Posted on 6/29/16 at 11:22 am to logjamming
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No. Once people disagreed with him he threw in the caveat that you had to be able to do whatever you wanted
No, someone else brought that up, not me.
ETA motorbreath, page 8
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I live very comfortably on 30k and do pretty much anything I want.
This post was edited on 6/29/16 at 11:24 am
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