How much are you saving per paycheck?

Curious to see how people stash things a way on a paycheck to paycheck basis. If you can break it down like this, please do

  • COL City
  • Level / Age
  • Salary
  • % 401k
  • $ in Brokerage
  • $ in Savings

For ref

  • VHCOL
  • 25
  • ~150k (exc. bonus)
  • 15% to 401k
  • $250 to a brokerage account
  • $250 to a HYSA
  • Rest is fun money 💸
2 Comments
 
  • LCOL
  • PE / 26
  • ~150k (exc. bonus)
  • ~22% to 401k (includes profit share portion of salary that doesn't count toward 23k limit)
  • Brokerage: 0$ (see below)
  • ~$1,000 to savings, keep savings acct at 10k minimum, once i hit 15k i transfer 5k to brokerage, no rhyme or reason just a psychological thing i guess. 
  • Rest for everything else, mainly paying off credit cards.
 

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