https://thebillfold.com/how-a-stay-at-home-mom-in-washington-dc-does-money-f2cf95f42cff#.gjejx7iyjReading this gave me a bit of anxiety. Yikes, where to even begin?!
170k income but living paycheck to paycheck from the sound of it.
It really bothered me how this woman did her numbers, like when she says that if she were to get a million bucks she would pretty much break even because of 100k student loans and a 500k-600k mortgage. Uhh, no you wouldn't, you would still have 300k. I really dont think she was accounting for taxes either lol.
Btw, who is off on their morgage balance by 100k??!!
Then she talks about growing up poor but says her and her husband can rely on their families if things go south for them financially... poor people don't typically have that cushion.
Im going to stop because I think I'm working myself up a bit by the sheer stupidity.
Yeah, definitely won't be taking her advice of "enjoy life because it is short" because for me, unlimited pretzels at the mall could never make up for seeing my father for only 20 minutes (if lucky) a night. But yeah, priorities.
Craziness.
Sorry, sorry I'll stop.