Need Help calculating please...

**Lorri** · 05-06-2006, 09:29 PM

Hi,
Does anyone know of where I can find a financial calculator that will tell me what our actual bring home pay will be after we start investing in our 401K.
I am trying to show DH the difference it will make won't hurt us as much as putting that money in an account after taxes. I hope I am making sense. I am just really wanting to get this started and I am not having a lot of luck coming up with figures for him to see. We have delayed doing this and I am really set on at least 10% he wants to start with 5%. I need to be able to figure it both ways. I would appreciate any help that anyone can give on this.
Thanks in advance.

Lorri

**Lorri** · 05-07-2006, 01:03 AM

I found one that allowed me to figure it every way I could have imagined and then some.

**SewCrafty** · 05-07-2006, 04:02 AM

Do you have a link Lorri?

**Lorri** · 05-07-2006, 12:10 PM

yes sorry.. www.dinkytown.net

**Valerie in WA** · 05-07-2006, 05:09 PM

Also try www.paycheckcity.com. Select personal calculators, then paycheck calculator.

**Dave'sGirl** · 05-10-2006, 05:48 AM

Good luck Lori. Arrangeing for retirement is too important, keep insisting, at LEAST put in what company would match!

**Lorri** · 05-10-2006, 10:36 PM

Thanks Dave'sGirl, I got him to agree to SOMETHING (YEAH), something is better than nothing at this point. I enrolled immediately online before he could change his mind. Unfortunately his company does not do any matching. So I felt it was really important to start this now.

**couponchic** · 05-11-2006, 06:59 PM

Each time that you or your DH get a raise, you should bump it up a %. That way, you are increasing what you are saving plus you are already used to living on the same amount of money.