Title. How much did you spend total last year and what was your take home?
I'll start: was an IB analyst, lived in a Tier 1 city, did not feel like I was being frugal or restrictive in my spending and I spent $60k, took home ~$150k after tax. Idk if this feels too much or too little.
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