Hmm, haven't really looked at the numbers yet, but wife started maxing out her 401k about 4 months ago, so w/match, that's $1760/mo. I'm maxed out, plus maxing catch-up contributions, so that's $2,584/mo. $1100/month going into savings account. So that's $5,444, not including student loan principal, mortgage equity, SS, or the deferred compensation paid by my employer (which is a fairly obscene amount, frankly). As of my last calculation, monthly savings, including those aforementioned items, but not including deferred comp paid by employer, is $7,695. It's significantly more if I include the deferred comp deposits. However, we've pulled some money out of savings for a few items recently (hot water heater, car repairs, vacation), so not sure what the net savings is to date.
Was told I was getting a promotion a couple months ago, but paperwork would take a couple months. Thought the raise would be @$3,000. Turns out, I underestimated. It takes effect next pay period, and it's an $8,000 annual raise. Every penny of it, after taxes, is going to be funneled into savings.
Gotta pinch myself sometimes to make sure I'm not dreaming. We are very, very fortunate people.
