I’m pretty sure the OP rarely if ever patronizes Starbucks.
True, but I do spend money on things I want out of a discretionary self-spending budget of $45/week.
Can you afford to raise children on that?
Definitely not. My answer to Nisan was misleading in this context. Brief budget summary:
Any money Julia earns is donated.
30% of what I earn is donated.
The remaining 70% can’t be donated, and is spent on whatever we want, including taxes, housing, discretionary spending, etc.
That remaining 70% of my income is enough to raise kids on. Currently we’re saving most of it.
I brought in the $45/week because that’s the piece of our budget that Starbucks would come out of, but it looks like it just confused things.
I’m pretty sure the OP rarely if ever patronizes Starbucks.
True, but I do spend money on things I want out of a discretionary self-spending budget of $45/week.
Can you afford to raise children on that?
Definitely not. My answer to Nisan was misleading in this context. Brief budget summary:
Any money Julia earns is donated.
30% of what I earn is donated.
The remaining 70% can’t be donated, and is spent on whatever we want, including taxes, housing, discretionary spending, etc.
That remaining 70% of my income is enough to raise kids on. Currently we’re saving most of it.
I brought in the $45/week because that’s the piece of our budget that Starbucks would come out of, but it looks like it just confused things.