danhakimi t1_j8uhiv5 wrote on February 17, 2023 at 12:59 AM

Reply to comment by GrreggWithTwoRs in Here’s how I lived off of $23k last year. by ThrowRAanyways2

The fact that op is saving $2500 a year is not ideal. Smart financey people say you should probably try to save about a third of your income.

GrreggWithTwoRs t1_j8uia29 wrote on February 17, 2023 at 1:05 AM

OPs in grad school, temporarily making 23k a year, and in their early 20s. Id say saving 2500 is incredibly impressive all things considered. Soon enough OP will be making double in income at the very least and can start to save normally

danhakimi t1_j8uldkd wrote on February 17, 2023 at 1:28 AM

Oh, for sure, I'm just saying, it's a bigger compromise than we think, and gets bigger, proportionately, at $35k.