I've been told between 20 and 30 percent is about rightI've been on the high side of that for a while but with my recent downgrade in dwellings I'm back in that rangeCharlotte is kinda weird with pricing and really inconsistent from neighborhood to neighborhood
12/5/2008 10:25:03 AM
0%
12/5/2008 10:25:20 AM
approx 10%
12/5/2008 10:26:15 AM
exactly 30% net[Edited on December 5, 2008 at 10:27 AM. Reason : about 20% gross]
12/5/2008 10:26:18 AM
18% of my gross.
12/5/2008 10:27:41 AM
this thread has never been done before
12/5/2008 10:28:33 AM
about 15% of my bring home.
12/5/2008 10:29:00 AM
22% b4 taxes and whatever else gets taken out29% after all the taxes and everything comes out[Edited on December 5, 2008 at 10:31 AM. Reason : ]
12/5/2008 10:31:05 AM
i would probably refer tomessage_topic.aspx?topic=541466
12/5/2008 10:33:04 AM
26% of my disposable income.[Edited on December 5, 2008 at 10:35 AM. Reason : disposable]
12/5/2008 10:34:02 AM
10% of net
12/5/2008 10:34:40 AM
bout 17% after taxes. Boo taxes.
12/5/2008 10:34:41 AM
How many of you live alone or have roommates?
12/5/2008 10:35:30 AM
mine is a mortgage though....not rent
12/5/2008 10:35:50 AM
I live alone and it's way too high.I'm changing that come March when my lease is up!!!!
12/5/2008 10:36:16 AM
aloneWent from a 1400 one bedroom to a 1080 two bedroom[Edited on December 5, 2008 at 10:37 AM. Reason : x]
12/5/2008 10:36:43 AM
i have a roommate but i live alone
12/5/2008 10:36:45 AM
I have a roomate and am alone for 70% of the week. It's kick-ass.
12/5/2008 10:38:27 AM
I have a roomate and am alone for 70% of the week. It's kick-ass.[Edited on December 5, 2008 at 10:39 AM. Reason : holy shit triple post]
Who wants to be my roommate? I am clean and pay bills before they are due.
12/5/2008 10:38:33 AM
LIES, you psychic?
12/5/2008 10:39:49 AM
Yes and no.
12/5/2008 10:40:20 AM
ha, damn mine's way high
12/5/2008 10:41:05 AM
i would let DivaBaby19 move in with me in Marchbut i'm pretty confident that her dog will eat my cat[Edited on December 5, 2008 at 10:42 AM. Reason : asdf]
12/5/2008 10:41:46 AM
Tie the dog up outside and problem solved.
12/5/2008 10:42:36 AM
mortgage+hoa ~ 40% of take home(pay - taxes - 401k)
12/5/2008 10:42:51 AM
that sounds like a good plan to me [Edited on December 5, 2008 at 10:43 AM. Reason : ^^^]
12/5/2008 10:42:59 AM
I was thinking about a condo or townhouse but I'm too much of a vagabond to tie myself anywhere for more than 6 months in advance
12/5/2008 10:44:27 AM
15% netmy landlord is a mean sonofabitch too [Edited on December 5, 2008 at 10:46 AM. Reason : ]
12/5/2008 10:45:13 AM
i bet you slept with him to get your rent that lowyou dirty ho
12/5/2008 10:46:17 AM
I will subsidize rent for sleeping with me.
12/5/2008 10:46:47 AM
my mortgage is about 30% gross, 35% neti keep debating getting a roommate to rent the master bedroom, but i never around to making it happen...i love living alone (well, with my dog) too much...and it's nice to be able to have people over without considering anyone else[Edited on December 5, 2008 at 10:48 AM. Reason : .]
12/5/2008 10:46:56 AM
^^^all the time...rent's due today actually. i think i'll sleep with him to buy me some more time [Edited on December 5, 2008 at 10:47 AM. Reason : ^]
12/5/2008 10:47:07 AM
wat
12/5/2008 10:47:13 AM
it was about 40% of my take home pay.but i moved out and am living with my parents for a little bitso none now!
12/5/2008 10:49:40 AM
I think I'm gonna love having an empty extra bedroomIt'll be my conmbination dressing room/workout room/place to throw all my extra shit room
12/5/2008 10:50:21 AM
pffftit'll be the beatin' room and you know it
12/5/2008 10:50:51 AM
haha Trixie will NOT be tied up outside. She's too much of a diva like her mom.She won't eat your cat, but she will chase that thing until it kills over (she thinks cats are playing when they run) haha
12/5/2008 10:52:00 AM
yeah yeahplastic lining covering the walls for my 8 foot ropes
12/5/2008 10:52:37 AM
17.12% of net
12/5/2008 10:52:56 AM
20% of netDo have a roommate, or more properly, I am the roommate (he owns the condo, I rent room from him).
12/5/2008 10:53:12 AM
I live with my wife, but I pay the rent because my degree is worth more than hers
12/5/2008 10:55:29 AM
20% of net, in 3-4 years if at same place 3-5% of net
12/5/2008 10:55:58 AM
8.5% before taxes,11% after taxes. But it's a mortgage too, and I usually pay a lot more than the minimum
12/5/2008 11:00:35 AM
in less than 8 years mine will be 0% of my income
12/5/2008 11:02:33 AM
it's possibly about to be 35-40%...and i really don't make that much. time for a second job?
12/5/2008 11:03:38 AM
It is not rent, and my ARM adjusted down last year so its $100 dollar bucks cheaper now17.8% of Personal Gross26.1% of Personal Net (after 401K and Insurance Deductions in addition to taxes)16.6% of Household Net
12/5/2008 11:15:18 AM
12/5/2008 11:18:03 AM
10% net
12/5/2008 11:20:09 AM