We got temporary pay cuts at work and now i'm currently at about $115,000 plus a potential bonus (if that still happens) plus they contribute $7,000 to my 401k. I have allocated 15% of my gross to my 401k each paycheck, which currently sits at $331,000 (it's mostly cash but I plan on putting back in the market asap). I also have $13,000 in a Roth IRA (which is approximately half contributions/half earnings). I have $3500 in my checking. I am 37. My take home now would be about $2800 a paycheck twice a month. My corovirus-affected expenses are thus:
Rent $1,950
Student loan at 2%: $67
Mobile phone: $50
Electric/gas: $75
Parking: $75
Spotify: $13
Netflix: $16
Internet/Cable: $100
Fitness app: $25
Groceries: $100-200
Takeout/the occasional pizza/alcohol: $100
Gas: $20
Music lessons: $120 (not negotiable lol)
For a total of: $2,711
Yearly expenses are:
Car Insurance: $500
Vacation: Up in the air this year but maybe $1200-2000 for a big trip (unlikely)
I'm ready to focus on beefing up my down payment fund which I consider my Roth part of. I can use all contributions and up to $10,000 of earnings for part of the down payment. I'd like to go this route with new money because I feel like now is the time to invest.
I have made errors in the past because I was told you shouldn't invest money you plan to use for a down payment, but in my area it takes so long to accumulate a down payment (5-7 years on average) that I actually would have been better off investing it there instead of all in pre-tax first.
Anyway, lessons learned but I will likely have close to an entire paycheck after my 401k contributions to use for my down payment savings. I am getting $2,250 from the sale of an item that will go into the Roth, and then I will have just a few thousand left to max it out for this year. Next I will start investing any extra in my Fidelity brokerage account into index or total market funds low cost funds.
Part-time jobs appear to be out of the picture at this point provided we still are partially reopening.
My partner has about $50,000 ready to go for a home, so ideally I would match that, and we are looking at starter homes $500k+ and up.
Do you see any holes in my plan and other things to consider or hacks that I haven't thought of in these crazy times?