I got to this line:
The following are the lessons I’ve learned in the year after that Italy trip, or what I like to call, “How to Save $9,400 in a Little Over a Year (When You Make about $42,000 Annually).”
And just started skimming after that.
Hard to be super impressed at a 20% savings rate (9.4k/42k is about 22%, but she said a little over a year, so it's likely around 20% annually).
Especially when she claims 6 months expenses in her low COL area is $10,500, so that's 21k annually. She should be able to save almost 50%! A little will go to taxes, but where did the rest go, if she:
Made 42k, paid a few K in taxes, has annual COL of 21k, and saved 9.4k. What happened to the other.. 10k-ish?
Good for her for making the move though! I'm more impressed at the courage that takes, then the fact that she saved 20% of her income. :)
