View Poll Results: What is your income and how are you doing?
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We make Under 25,000 per year and we are doing well.
14 8.70% -
We make Under 25,000 per year and we are not doing well.
5 3.11% -
We make 25,000 - 50,000 per year and we are doing well.
26 16.15% -
We make 25,000 - 50,000 per year and we are not doing well.
13 8.07% -
We make 50,000 - 75,000 per year and we are doing well.
30 18.63% -
We make 50,000 - 75,000 per year and we are not doing well.
12 7.45% -
We make 75,000 - 100,000 per year and we are doing well.
26 16.15% -
We make 75,000 - 100,000 per year and we are not doing well.
5 3.11% -
We make > 100,000 per year and we are doing well.
26 16.15% -
We make > 100,000 per year and we are not doing well.
4 2.48%
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08-18-2011, 10:06 AM #1Rude and Vile Master
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Survey : What is your income level - and how are you doing, financially?
This is anonymous - just trying to gather some basic demographics.
By "How are you doing?" - the primary "WE'RE DOING WELL" answer here means you are either out of debt or are at least paying down your debt and not taking on any new debt.
If you are living beyond your means, you are not doing well, for the purposes of this poll.If you could kick in the pants the person responsible for your problems, you wouldn't be able to sit for a month.
Did you know that a 4 year student paying $20,000/year who finances their education graduates with over $103,000 in debt to start? But a student who works and pays cash and takes 6 years to graduate ends with $6,300 in their pocket! So much for "getting a head start by financing!"
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08-18-2011, 01:11 PM #2Rude and Vile Master
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I know we've got more than 21 members. Go ahead and answer (truthfully please) - NOBODY will know how you answer but you!
If you could kick in the pants the person responsible for your problems, you wouldn't be able to sit for a month.
Did you know that a 4 year student paying $20,000/year who finances their education graduates with over $103,000 in debt to start? But a student who works and pays cash and takes 6 years to graduate ends with $6,300 in their pocket! So much for "getting a head start by financing!"
Greebo(Nerd Spender): Loving and extremely patiently tolerated husband of ceashels.
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ThreeTwo mortgages,twooneno car loans,oneno credit cards, and a partridge in pear tree!
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08-18-2011, 01:22 PM #3Registered User
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Neat survey. I had to check "we are not doing well" only because DH isn't on board with frugal-living...as you already know, Greebo. We'd be SO much better if he was, but "you can lead a camel to water, but you can't make him drink".
Personally, I think we're doing alright, but there are always the what if's in life that we aren't fully prepared for...What if DH lost his job?...What if DH became severely injured and couldn't work?...The list goes on. This is another reason I had to check "not doing well".
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08-18-2011, 01:32 PM #4Registered User
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take home or gross income?
"Everyday as your walking down the street, everybody that you met has an original point of view" -Arthur PBS
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08-18-2011, 01:33 PM #5Registered User
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I think it's supposed to be gross.
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08-18-2011, 01:40 PM #6Rude and Vile Master
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Gross income yes please.
If you could kick in the pants the person responsible for your problems, you wouldn't be able to sit for a month.
Did you know that a 4 year student paying $20,000/year who finances their education graduates with over $103,000 in debt to start? But a student who works and pays cash and takes 6 years to graduate ends with $6,300 in their pocket! So much for "getting a head start by financing!"
Greebo(Nerd Spender): Loving and extremely patiently tolerated husband of ceashels.
WARNING: Y Chromosome behind the keyboard. Adjust your listening filters appropriately!
ThreeTwo mortgages,twooneno car loans,oneno credit cards, and a partridge in pear tree!
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08-18-2011, 02:22 PM #7Registered User
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Voted. Interesting poll. Will be looking forward to results. Thank you.
Totally debt free since January 2011.
Fully funded Emergency Fund complete December 12, 2011! Yeah!
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08-18-2011, 03:15 PM #8Registered User
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I voted. I went by last years.
The math never lies, budget in INK!
Amount of Free items 2012 $391.33
Debt #2 12/31/12 CC $901.88
Debt #3 12/31/12 $3648.83
Madness, mayhem chaos...my work here is done!
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08-18-2011, 03:19 PM #9Registered User
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Voted!
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08-18-2011, 03:30 PM #10
I said doing well however,maybe not. Temporarily we are taking on some debt because Ds leaves for college and we lost a dog and got 2 more.
That said DH's job appears stable (as it gets right now)
-we proudly bought a new bike for Ds under the car needed pressure
-we are expecting a huge (to us) Fed. tax rebate w/in the week.
-And Ds in paid for this semester and has 90% of what he needs plus we have about 50% of the tuition covered for winter.
-And we vaccinated fully the last dog today.
We had been double paying the mortgage but that shall resume in Oct.
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08-18-2011, 04:03 PM #11
your poll is biased against single people. you will end up with two curves?
need to re-do your poll for the single people and the married people.11% gross to retirement
10% takehome to tithe and offerings
emergency fund maintained at 3000(works for me)
credit card debt 7500
mortgage free
freedom accounts/sinking funds that ebb and flow
then live on the rest!
i am trying something new. LDS church advises savings or debt repayment should be the same as the tithe. 10% each.
"i create prosperity, abundance, and savings for me and my household"
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08-18-2011, 04:09 PM #12Registered User
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Really?! Then again...Greebo is a biased sort of guy.
Originally Posted by ladykemma2
(Just kidding, Greebo!
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An obstacle is what comes up when you lose sight of your goal.
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08-18-2011, 04:18 PM #13Registered User
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Voted on our current situation. I think for quite a few of us there is a HUGE difference between situations this year and the same time last year.
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July no-spend: 12/20
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Working on credit card debt, trying to live by the budget.
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I am waiting for the single version too., or at least an acknowledgment by it reading We/I...HMPF!
Right is right even if no one else is doing it. Wrong is wrong even if everyone else is doing it.
IF IT IS TO BE.....IT IS UP TO ME
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08-18-2011, 05:24 PM #15Registered User
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Although "doing well" we do have debt that is being paid off, and once the debt is gone, I see no need to change my miserly ways - and a nice, fat "retirement" account will be a bonus!
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