[lddemi]

pretty fast and loose with the numbers there, don't you think? 6k rent/mortgage + 3k living expenses sounds flat out glamorous.

[alistairSH]

And a $6k vacation! lolol

Sure, you can easily spend that amount, but it's hardly a living expense. For a single person, that a long European vacation, with no effort made to control costs.

[zeroonetwothree]

If you have a family it’s about right if not conservative.

[dmoy]

Right but if there's a family then the tax line item is drastically lower. Like 28% effective, not 42% effective.