How much money are you able to save per month?

The temp control button in my fridge was flashing some fault code the other day and I was despairing for a few hours and then it stopped and I praised the Lord for bailing me out again.

― calzino, Thursday, June 30, 2022 1:53 PM (yesterday) bookmarkflaglink

My refrigerator stopped worked forever ago but it's all good, the freezer is a refrigerator now. Maybe I ought use the fridge side as a bookshelf or something.

The only issue really is when I buy popsicles I have to eat all of them.

My fridge is broken as well: the freezer section is unusable with a broken handle and the seal started to come off very quickly. Bit if I replaced the fridge, I really ought to replace the kitchen flooring, and before I do that it might be better to replace the whole kitchen which is over 30 years old and knackered.

By such reflections I end up doing nothing - and thereby saving money, at least for the time being.
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20-25 percent--if I live as long as my mother's mother I'm going to need all that and more.

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Oh huh, I missed this thread. Not saving anything at the moment -- my day job evaporated a few months ago but with no CC debt, no car payment and as of last year no house payment, I decided to coast a while on just bar income. Breaking even, more or less. I'll probably start job hunting before the end of the year.

I missed it too. I had been saving the maximum to get a full 401k match with previous employer (7% to get a 3% match) and negligible amounts in a savings account while focusing on gradually paying down a huge amount of credit card debt. Then, I was eligible for an early retirement package from previous employer and didn't think twice - 6 months of salary to leave? Sure!!

I took about 3 weeks off, knowing I wasn't ready to stop working. Did 18 months of consulting work, got all my cc debt paid off, paid off the car, bought a place to live for cash and saved....nothing really. Still had a substantial cushion though, which - I've never in my life had. Took a hard look at the consulting and the industry and suddenly a job posting somewhere I never thought would need a person like me opened up. Took a 75% pay cut and a 3000% stress cut.

I should be saving more than I am, I'm sure. A financial consultant would have palpitations. I cashed out 2 previous 401ks so only have ~9 years worth of that 10% stored up. But I'm saving around 15% and I'm comfortable with it. Will probably retire for real in 5 years when I hit 67. We'll see.

About 10-15% of my salary, 8% with 8% employer match into my pension. However, we’ve just completed on a house and have a 4 month old kid so the nest egg has taken a royal thrashing this year.

3 years ago, $500-$1000 a month.

Now, nothing to negative.

My salary hasn't changed. Life has.

Thank God I had a lot shocked away in 2020

My current retirement plan is "drop dead at 60"