Comments on: Answer to Gail’s Polly Riddle http://www.fabulouslybroke.com/2008/12/answer-to-gails-polly-riddle/ Just a Girl trying to find a balance between being a Shopaholic and a Saver Sun, 12 Feb 2012 21:24:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: kokostiletto http://www.fabulouslybroke.com/2008/12/answer-to-gails-polly-riddle/comment-page-1/#comment-22192 kokostiletto Fri, 19 Dec 2008 05:34:00 +0000 http://www.fabulouslybroke.com/2008/12/18/answer-to-gails-polly-riddle/#comment-22192 OMG ! what a great response! you should be a personal advisor :) OMG ! what a great response! you should be a personal advisor :)

]]> By: Fabulously Broke http://www.fabulouslybroke.com/2008/12/answer-to-gails-polly-riddle/comment-page-1/#comment-22185 Fabulously Broke Thu, 18 Dec 2008 23:08:00 +0000 http://www.fabulouslybroke.com/2008/12/18/answer-to-gails-polly-riddle/#comment-22185 desiarabi: Try these sites<br/><br/><a HREF="http://www.paycheckcity.com/NetPayCalc/netpaycalculator.asp" REL="nofollow">Paycheckcity</a><br/><br/>or this one<br/><br/><a HREF="http://www.calculator.net/take-home-pay-calculator.html" REL="nofollow">Take Home pay</a> for the U.S.<br/><br/>Good luck! desiarabi: Try these sites

Paycheckcity

or this one

Take Home pay for the U.S.

Good luck!

]]> By: desiarabi http://www.fabulouslybroke.com/2008/12/answer-to-gails-polly-riddle/comment-page-1/#comment-22184 desiarabi Thu, 18 Dec 2008 22:53:00 +0000 http://www.fabulouslybroke.com/2008/12/18/answer-to-gails-polly-riddle/#comment-22184 I have a question -- Is there a website or formula that allows you to figure out what the breakdown for a gross and net salary would be, so that I could figure out what my real salary would be per month? I'm contemplating a move to NYC but live in texas (the opposite of you!) and wasn't sure how to figure out what my real take home salary would be...<br/><br/>any suggestions or help you can offer would be appreciated.<br/><br/>thanks<br/>desiarabi I have a question — Is there a website or formula that allows you to figure out what the breakdown for a gross and net salary would be, so that I could figure out what my real salary would be per month? I’m contemplating a move to NYC but live in texas (the opposite of you!) and wasn’t sure how to figure out what my real take home salary would be…

any suggestions or help you can offer would be appreciated.

thanks
desiarabi

]]> By: The Alleged Ringleader http://www.fabulouslybroke.com/2008/12/answer-to-gails-polly-riddle/comment-page-1/#comment-22181 The Alleged Ringleader Thu, 18 Dec 2008 22:04:00 +0000 http://www.fabulouslybroke.com/2008/12/18/answer-to-gails-polly-riddle/#comment-22181 This is great advice! Something like this would take me about 6 months to figure out and I would still screw it up! This is great advice! Something like this would take me about 6 months to figure out and I would still screw it up!

]]> By: Fabulously Broke http://www.fabulouslybroke.com/2008/12/answer-to-gails-polly-riddle/comment-page-1/#comment-22177 Fabulously Broke Thu, 18 Dec 2008 18:56:00 +0000 http://www.fabulouslybroke.com/2008/12/18/answer-to-gails-polly-riddle/#comment-22177 Sallies: Yes, she keeps $40k of it in Ontario :)<br/><br/>Courtney: That's just my estimations :) Personally I'd just pay for rent, food, basic living stuff, and put everything to debt if it were me - that's how I did it, and I think I put over 50% into debt to get out of it. Sallies: Yes, she keeps $40k of it in Ontario :)

Courtney: That’s just my estimations :) Personally I’d just pay for rent, food, basic living stuff, and put everything to debt if it were me – that’s how I did it, and I think I put over 50% into debt to get out of it.

]]> By: Courtney http://www.fabulouslybroke.com/2008/12/answer-to-gails-polly-riddle/comment-page-1/#comment-22168 Courtney Thu, 18 Dec 2008 17:42:00 +0000 http://www.fabulouslybroke.com/2008/12/18/answer-to-gails-polly-riddle/#comment-22168 Brilliant! Thanks!! Hypothetically speaking, she should definitely minimize the clothing and entertainment departments. Seriously, what twenty something is reaallly lacking in clothing so much that she needs to spend $160 on it a month when they're that far in debt! haha.. (a point my husband brought out in our recent budgeting session :) ) Brilliant! Thanks!! Hypothetically speaking, she should definitely minimize the clothing and entertainment departments. Seriously, what twenty something is reaallly lacking in clothing so much that she needs to spend $160 on it a month when they’re that far in debt! haha.. (a point my husband brought out in our recent budgeting session :) )

]]> By: Sallie's Niece http://www.fabulouslybroke.com/2008/12/answer-to-gails-polly-riddle/comment-page-1/#comment-22167 Sallie's Niece Thu, 18 Dec 2008 17:19:00 +0000 http://www.fabulouslybroke.com/2008/12/18/answer-to-gails-polly-riddle/#comment-22167 This is a fabulous primer for someone just getting started. I couldn't help getting stuck on the line where you said she would keep $40k of her $50k salary. Is that so? Yikes I have got to move to Canada! I only get to keep $29k/$44k salary in the States and I'm gonna owe taxes! This is a fabulous primer for someone just getting started. I couldn’t help getting stuck on the line where you said she would keep $40k of her $50k salary. Is that so? Yikes I have got to move to Canada! I only get to keep $29k/$44k salary in the States and I’m gonna owe taxes!

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