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How much do you save each month?

How much do you put into savings, 401(k), trading accounts, ...
splenetic odious orchestra pit
  06/20/18
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Burgundy state mother
  06/20/18
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excitant out-of-control meetinghouse
  06/21/18
8-10k, plus 50k at the end of the year
pearl diverse cuckoldry bawdyhouse
  06/20/18
Annual salary?
Thriller chocolate whorehouse
  06/20/18
JFC
splenetic odious orchestra pit
  06/20/18
That's a nice chunk
brindle supple field
  06/20/18
If 401k counts then I guess like $2k. If not then almost ...
narrow-minded exhilarant theatre hissy fit
  06/20/18
Wtf
spectacular deranged plaza hunting ground
  06/20/18
?
narrow-minded exhilarant theatre hissy fit
  06/20/18
I thought you were lawyer making at least decent money
spectacular deranged plaza hunting ground
  06/20/18
I am I have a shitload of student loans still and I'm a prof...
narrow-minded exhilarant theatre hissy fit
  06/20/18
So you’ll be back to $0 around the time you’re getting shown...
spectacular deranged plaza hunting ground
  06/20/18
How do you save 24k into a 401k with an 18.5k limit? Employe...
Thriller chocolate whorehouse
  06/20/18
Isnt it higher for marriedmos?
cobalt garrison
  06/20/18
Yes I'm counting match
narrow-minded exhilarant theatre hissy fit
  06/20/18
I save about 2,400 monthly, but I also spend way too much on...
brindle supple field
  06/20/18
About 25k/month until last month when I semi-retired
stirring claret gaping range
  06/20/18
What was your profession?
splenetic odious orchestra pit
  06/20/18
whoring out my PhD as an expert witness and similar at obsce...
stirring claret gaping range
  06/20/18
180
spectacular deranged plaza hunting ground
  06/20/18
We are all whores and have our price Now that my asshole is...
stirring claret gaping range
  06/20/18
401k shouldn’t really be counted as savings I max out 401...
Free-loading patrolman
  06/20/18
About $2000-2500 a month. 401k is only like $600 a month (I ...
awkward forum boistinker
  06/20/18
what’s your side gig (no doobs)?
mind-boggling deer antler
  06/20/18
I have several. I do some independent editing work on books,...
awkward forum boistinker
  06/20/18
Which quiz bowl company?
fragrant indian lodge coffee pot
  06/20/18
Not sure tbh, I just help with tournaments that a friend tel...
awkward forum boistinker
  06/20/18
POWER!
passionate dilemma roommate
  06/20/18
Wtf, dont you make like 50k? So you’re a cheapmo
beady-eyed striped hyena
  06/20/18
I'm in contention for most aggressive cheapmo on XO.
awkward forum boistinker
  06/20/18
about 5k need to step it up
Mahogany Magical Double Fault Philosopher-king
  06/20/18
180, that's still probably better than 95% of the population...
splenetic odious orchestra pit
  06/20/18
you need to fuck my ass, nigger
chestnut rigpig station
  06/20/18
...
curious library foreskin
  06/20/18
$0 every dollar u "save" represents time wasted sl...
Bistre stage sneaky criminal
  06/20/18
...
rebellious outnumbered lay
  06/20/18
$4500/mo into work retirement accounts (not including wife,...
chestnut rigpig station
  06/20/18
Crypto's dead so, nothing
Chartreuse rehab boltzmann
  06/20/18
Shit how do you guys save so much ...
Bossy sanctuary clown
  06/20/18
$6k
mauve corner
  06/20/18
few gs per month. hopefully more once my kids are out of god...
Glittery cruise ship
  06/20/18
Like ~$25k/mo if you average it out. About $5k/mo in 401k.
Sticky menage
  06/20/18
$5000 a month in your 401k? Limits are $18,500 for the entir...
Slap-happy brunch
  06/21/18
Cr lol
Bipolar box office
  06/21/18
What is everybody saving for? I just see it as money left ov...
Soul-stirring Self-centered Shrine
  06/20/18
Car, house, potential joblessness, family crisis, health cri...
awkward forum boistinker
  06/20/18
I have an HSA for “health crisis”, 401k for “retirement” and...
Soul-stirring Self-centered Shrine
  06/20/18
If you don't plan to marry or kidhave that's probably fine. ...
awkward forum boistinker
  06/20/18
"I believe in accumulating experiences, not material go...
house-broken stimulating mad cow disease
  06/20/18
Saving so we don't have to fucking save anymore. All about ...
Dashing church building queen of the night
  06/20/18
I hate working. I'm saving and investing it in rental proper...
splenetic odious orchestra pit
  06/20/18
I fucking hate working. Should be able to peace out by 50, m...
Shimmering Casino
  06/20/18
Really sad that so much of XO hates their job. I'll almost c...
awkward forum boistinker
  06/20/18
I would hate pretty much any job. At least this one pays ok,...
Shimmering Casino
  06/20/18
$7.5-8K tax deferred each month. Probably another ~$2K ...
clear church
  06/20/18
how do you save $8k/month tax deferred
pearl diverse cuckoldry bawdyhouse
  06/20/18
$17K 401K or whatever the limit is. $35K profit sharing p...
clear church
  06/20/18
lmao
Big effete national laser beams
  06/20/18
...
Chartreuse rehab boltzmann
  06/20/18
What? (millennial poa
fantasy-prone university
  06/20/18
...
Bistre stage sneaky criminal
  06/20/18
none. if i have a positive balance before payday i must be s...
peach marvelous address scourge upon the earth
  06/20/18
avg more or less 15K
Cordovan swashbuckling point dingle berry
  06/20/18
I don't keep track, but probably $6-7k.
umber abode jap
  06/20/18
Around $2k which is almost unheard of among retail workers l...
Bearded space
  06/20/18
That's a lot for you bro. Well done.
Shimmering Casino
  06/20/18
wtf, do you live in your car. how much can a grocery worker ...
Buff senate coldplay fan
  06/20/18
he’s a manager not a stock boy
erotic hairraiser stag film ratface
  06/21/18
Jesus saves. Moses invests.
Mustard galvanic resort
  06/21/18
-$2,500
Mustard galvanic resort
  06/21/18
$25k on average.
trip lodge rigor
  06/21/18


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Date: June 20th, 2018 3:21 PM
Author: splenetic odious orchestra pit

How much do you put into savings, 401(k), trading accounts, etc. each month?

I'm somewhere between $2k-$4k depending upon the month.



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4006623&forum_id=2#36279512)



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Date: June 20th, 2018 3:23 PM
Author: Burgundy state mother



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4006623&forum_id=2#36279528)



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Date: June 21st, 2018 11:44 AM
Author: excitant out-of-control meetinghouse

Post removed by moderator for violating The Law of The Land.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4006623&forum_id=2#36284225)



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Date: June 20th, 2018 3:26 PM
Author: pearl diverse cuckoldry bawdyhouse

8-10k, plus 50k at the end of the year

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4006623&forum_id=2#36279553)



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Date: June 20th, 2018 3:29 PM
Author: Thriller chocolate whorehouse

Annual salary?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4006623&forum_id=2#36279572)



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Date: June 20th, 2018 3:36 PM
Author: splenetic odious orchestra pit

JFC

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4006623&forum_id=2#36279624)



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Date: June 20th, 2018 3:38 PM
Author: brindle supple field

That's a nice chunk

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4006623&forum_id=2#36279643)



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Date: June 20th, 2018 3:27 PM
Author: narrow-minded exhilarant theatre hissy fit

If 401k counts then I guess like $2k.

If not then almost nothing

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4006623&forum_id=2#36279559)



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Date: June 20th, 2018 3:30 PM
Author: spectacular deranged plaza hunting ground

Wtf

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4006623&forum_id=2#36279576)



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Date: June 20th, 2018 3:30 PM
Author: narrow-minded exhilarant theatre hissy fit

?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4006623&forum_id=2#36279579)



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Date: June 20th, 2018 3:32 PM
Author: spectacular deranged plaza hunting ground

I thought you were lawyer making at least decent money

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4006623&forum_id=2#36279599)



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Date: June 20th, 2018 3:33 PM
Author: narrow-minded exhilarant theatre hissy fit

I am I have a shitload of student loans still and I'm a profligate spender

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4006623&forum_id=2#36279603)



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Date: June 20th, 2018 3:38 PM
Author: spectacular deranged plaza hunting ground

So you’ll be back to $0 around the time you’re getting shown the door in biglaw

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4006623&forum_id=2#36279650)



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Date: June 20th, 2018 3:47 PM
Author: Thriller chocolate whorehouse

How do you save 24k into a 401k with an 18.5k limit? Employer match?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4006623&forum_id=2#36279723)



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Date: June 20th, 2018 4:15 PM
Author: cobalt garrison

Isnt it higher for marriedmos?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4006623&forum_id=2#36279902)



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Date: June 20th, 2018 4:43 PM
Author: narrow-minded exhilarant theatre hissy fit

Yes I'm counting match

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4006623&forum_id=2#36280068)



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Date: June 20th, 2018 3:35 PM
Author: brindle supple field

I save about 2,400 monthly, but I also spend way too much on stupid shit like Starbucks and what not.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4006623&forum_id=2#36279620)



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Date: June 20th, 2018 3:39 PM
Author: stirring claret gaping range

About 25k/month until last month when I semi-retired

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4006623&forum_id=2#36279657)



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Date: June 20th, 2018 3:43 PM
Author: splenetic odious orchestra pit

What was your profession?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4006623&forum_id=2#36279689)



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Date: June 20th, 2018 3:44 PM
Author: stirring claret gaping range

whoring out my PhD as an expert witness and similar at obscene rates towards the end

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4006623&forum_id=2#36279704)



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Date: June 20th, 2018 3:50 PM
Author: spectacular deranged plaza hunting ground

180

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4006623&forum_id=2#36279741)



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Date: June 20th, 2018 3:52 PM
Author: stirring claret gaping range

We are all whores and have our price

Now that my asshole is well and truly puckered I can do some things because they are good to do, not because of the check

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4006623&forum_id=2#36279760)



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Date: June 20th, 2018 3:40 PM
Author: Free-loading patrolman

401k shouldn’t really be counted as savings

I max out 401k, then save about $2,000 after tax monthly, excluding bonus. I save or invest as much of bonus as possible. Last year, saved about $50K of bonus.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4006623&forum_id=2#36279672)



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Date: June 20th, 2018 3:41 PM
Author: awkward forum boistinker

About $2000-2500 a month. 401k is only like $600 a month (I just max out my match) and then the rest is post-tax savings and investments. Side-gig money probably adds another 15k or so over the course of a year.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4006623&forum_id=2#36279677)



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Date: June 20th, 2018 4:48 PM
Author: mind-boggling deer antler

what’s your side gig (no doobs)?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4006623&forum_id=2#36280095)



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Date: June 20th, 2018 5:17 PM
Author: awkward forum boistinker

I have several. I do some independent editing work on books, I write questions and judge rounds for Quiz Bowl tournaments, and I help teach board games for the military. So far this year all side gigs combined have been worth about 15k, which is quite a bit for me.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4006623&forum_id=2#36280220)



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Date: June 20th, 2018 5:56 PM
Author: fragrant indian lodge coffee pot

Which quiz bowl company?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4006623&forum_id=2#36280511)



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Date: June 20th, 2018 8:24 PM
Author: awkward forum boistinker

Not sure tbh, I just help with tournaments that a friend tells me about. I didn't actually do Quiz Bowl.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4006623&forum_id=2#36281265)



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Date: June 20th, 2018 8:23 PM
Author: passionate dilemma roommate

POWER!

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4006623&forum_id=2#36281261)



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Date: June 20th, 2018 7:01 PM
Author: beady-eyed striped hyena

Wtf, dont you make like 50k? So you’re a cheapmo

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4006623&forum_id=2#36280883)



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Date: June 20th, 2018 8:11 PM
Author: awkward forum boistinker

I'm in contention for most aggressive cheapmo on XO.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4006623&forum_id=2#36281209)



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Date: June 20th, 2018 3:49 PM
Author: Mahogany Magical Double Fault Philosopher-king

about 5k

need to step it up

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4006623&forum_id=2#36279738)



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Date: June 20th, 2018 4:12 PM
Author: splenetic odious orchestra pit

180, that's still probably better than 95% of the population.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4006623&forum_id=2#36279884)



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Date: June 20th, 2018 4:13 PM
Author: chestnut rigpig station

you need to fuck my ass, nigger

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4006623&forum_id=2#36279891)



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Date: June 20th, 2018 4:34 PM
Author: curious library foreskin



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4006623&forum_id=2#36280008)



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Date: June 20th, 2018 3:54 PM
Author: Bistre stage sneaky criminal

$0 every dollar u "save" represents time wasted slaving away that u didn't have to, for which u will never see any return

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4006623&forum_id=2#36279765)



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Date: June 20th, 2018 4:34 PM
Author: rebellious outnumbered lay



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4006623&forum_id=2#36280010)



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Date: June 20th, 2018 3:56 PM
Author: chestnut rigpig station

$4500/mo into work retirement accounts (not including wife, who maxes out 401(k) and gets a match of around $8k/yr).

$11k/year backdoor roths (wife and me).

$1k/mo into a state bond fund.

$900/mo cash (but usually end up tappign into this so it winds up not really being savings).

$450/mo into a 529.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4006623&forum_id=2#36279779)



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Date: June 20th, 2018 4:32 PM
Author: Chartreuse rehab boltzmann

Crypto's dead so, nothing

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4006623&forum_id=2#36279999)



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Date: June 20th, 2018 4:43 PM
Author: Bossy sanctuary clown

Shit how do you guys save so much ...

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4006623&forum_id=2#36280061)



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Date: June 20th, 2018 4:44 PM
Author: mauve corner

$6k

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4006623&forum_id=2#36280070)



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Date: June 20th, 2018 4:45 PM
Author: Glittery cruise ship

few gs per month. hopefully more once my kids are out of goddamn daycare.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4006623&forum_id=2#36280080)



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Date: June 20th, 2018 4:45 PM
Author: Sticky menage

Like ~$25k/mo if you average it out. About $5k/mo in 401k.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4006623&forum_id=2#36280083)



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Date: June 21st, 2018 11:37 AM
Author: Slap-happy brunch

$5000 a month in your 401k? Limits are $18,500 for the entire year.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4006623&forum_id=2#36284181)



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Date: June 21st, 2018 11:43 AM
Author: Bipolar box office

Cr lol

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4006623&forum_id=2#36284218)



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Date: June 20th, 2018 5:22 PM
Author: Soul-stirring Self-centered Shrine

What is everybody saving for? I just see it as money left over because there’s nothing for me to spend it on. I don’t have any illusions about it actually having value lol

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4006623&forum_id=2#36280256)



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Date: June 20th, 2018 5:24 PM
Author: awkward forum boistinker

Car, house, potential joblessness, family crisis, health crisis, general security, etc.

That said, I'm pretty similar, as I naturally just don't spend much money.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4006623&forum_id=2#36280271)



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Date: June 20th, 2018 5:27 PM
Author: Soul-stirring Self-centered Shrine

I have an HSA for “health crisis”, 401k for “retirement” and then some ca$h that sits in my account. If I need to buy something I just charge it and pay it off. Idk what else there is really, home ownership seems flame.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4006623&forum_id=2#36280295)



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Date: June 20th, 2018 5:32 PM
Author: awkward forum boistinker

If you don't plan to marry or kidhave that's probably fine.

Also I frankly suspect I may be politically unemployable at some point so I hoard against that day.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4006623&forum_id=2#36280320)



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Date: June 20th, 2018 5:34 PM
Author: house-broken stimulating mad cow disease

"I believe in accumulating experiences, not material goods", said the travelshrew.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4006623&forum_id=2#36280333)



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Date: June 20th, 2018 5:39 PM
Author: Dashing church building queen of the night

Saving so we don't have to fucking save anymore. All about socking away cash when you're young so you can get compound interest brah.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4006623&forum_id=2#36280371)



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Date: June 20th, 2018 7:16 PM
Author: splenetic odious orchestra pit

I hate working. I'm saving and investing it in rental properties so I can stop being a lawyer one day.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4006623&forum_id=2#36280944)



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Date: June 20th, 2018 8:31 PM
Author: Shimmering Casino

I fucking hate working. Should be able to peace out by 50, maybe earlier.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4006623&forum_id=2#36281295)



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Date: June 20th, 2018 8:32 PM
Author: awkward forum boistinker

Really sad that so much of XO hates their job. I'll almost certainly never be rich but the fact I don't actively hate going into work is a huge boost to my life.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4006623&forum_id=2#36281302)



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Date: June 20th, 2018 8:33 PM
Author: Shimmering Casino

I would hate pretty much any job. At least this one pays ok, and I don't work insane hours like some of these guys. But yeah. And good for you.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4006623&forum_id=2#36281305)



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Date: June 20th, 2018 5:26 PM
Author: clear church

$7.5-8K tax deferred each month.

Probably another ~$2K after tax give or take each month.

Then $100-150K after tax end of the year depending on how I do.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4006623&forum_id=2#36280284)



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Date: June 20th, 2018 5:37 PM
Author: pearl diverse cuckoldry bawdyhouse

how do you save $8k/month tax deferred

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4006623&forum_id=2#36280353)



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Date: June 20th, 2018 6:10 PM
Author: clear church

$17K 401K or whatever the limit is.

$35K profit sharing plan (same as 401K)

$35-45K in defined benefits plan (shitty low risk forced investments)

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4006623&forum_id=2#36280605)



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Date: June 20th, 2018 5:27 PM
Author: Big effete national laser beams

lmao

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4006623&forum_id=2#36280288)



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Date: June 20th, 2018 7:22 PM
Author: Chartreuse rehab boltzmann



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4006623&forum_id=2#36280974)



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Date: June 20th, 2018 5:35 PM
Author: fantasy-prone university

What? (millennial poa

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4006623&forum_id=2#36280339)



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Date: June 20th, 2018 5:56 PM
Author: Bistre stage sneaky criminal



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4006623&forum_id=2#36280503)



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Date: June 20th, 2018 5:35 PM
Author: peach marvelous address scourge upon the earth

none. if i have a positive balance before payday i must be sick.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4006623&forum_id=2#36280341)



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Date: June 20th, 2018 6:53 PM
Author: Cordovan swashbuckling point dingle berry

avg more or less 15K

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4006623&forum_id=2#36280839)



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Date: June 20th, 2018 8:26 PM
Author: umber abode jap

I don't keep track, but probably $6-7k.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4006623&forum_id=2#36281275)



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Date: June 20th, 2018 8:29 PM
Author: Bearded space

Around $2k which is almost unheard of among retail workers like myself

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4006623&forum_id=2#36281285)



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Date: June 20th, 2018 8:31 PM
Author: Shimmering Casino

That's a lot for you bro. Well done.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4006623&forum_id=2#36281298)



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Date: June 20th, 2018 8:33 PM
Author: Buff senate coldplay fan

wtf, do you live in your car. how much can a grocery worker have left after Seattle rent.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4006623&forum_id=2#36281304)



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Date: June 21st, 2018 11:34 AM
Author: erotic hairraiser stag film ratface

he’s a manager not a stock boy

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4006623&forum_id=2#36284156)



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Date: June 21st, 2018 11:33 AM
Author: Mustard galvanic resort

Jesus saves. Moses invests.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4006623&forum_id=2#36284150)



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Date: June 21st, 2018 11:40 AM
Author: Mustard galvanic resort

-$2,500

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4006623&forum_id=2#36284199)



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Date: June 21st, 2018 1:52 PM
Author: trip lodge rigor

$25k on average.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4006623&forum_id=2#36285092)