At the old analyst bases, I saved about 50% of take home pay (including 401k contributions) and then 100% of bonus. For bonus, I like to top off various accounts (IRA, emergency fund, etc) and then dollar cost over the next ~6 months. I still follow roughly this same pattern despite a higher salary. I think I may actually be below 50% post-tax savings now due to lifestyle creep

 

I’m assuming these percentages are after tax? How were you able to do this and balance lifestyle expenses?

 

Yes, those are post-tax %. One caveat I should’ve mentioned is I had no student loans (well like $10k). My first rent in NY was $1550 in a shit hole. Next was $1700. Now I pay $2500 in a different city. My corresponding salary was $85k, $125k, and $140k at those different rent levels. I was never a big spender and didn’t go out a ton. Additionally, my savings are about $410k all mutual funds and ETFs

 
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