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I didn't mean that comment as a complain so push back a lot :)

The thing I wanted to mention, is I'm actually doing well for myself (well, somewhat) but if you are earning 20k EUR a year, after taxes, you don't have that much to save after everything is payed.

But since you mentioned the 32k, care to share how much you would take home a month after taxes? Just curious...

(and yes, I have a wife and a kid, and I am atm the only provider)

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Hehe, sorry, I always get into a fit when these threads pop up. :)

Totally understand your point about needing a certain minimum threshold to start saving. If you are living paycheck to paycheck, you don't really stand a chance.

I just looked up my paystubs and it appears my monthly take home was just about $2000, after taxes. Perk of being poor in Massachusetts is that I was in the lowest tax bracket at least :)

No problem :)

Just to compare, 33k EUR gives about shy of 1500 EUR a month after taxes.

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