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0 pointsdariusj186y ago0 comments

Yeah but $10k a month?

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$10k a month is $120k a year which is around 20% of the stated income, and a significant proportion of it is paying down principal, which is to say, building wealth.

2 or 3 years of wealthbuilding at that rate is enough to pay for the median American house in cash.

dariusj18OP6y ago

Right, but I'm not referencing the mortgage, I'm referencing the "other expenses" line item that the person I was responding to seemingly though could be accounted for with the expenses of having a home.

But someone else pointed out that the figure reflects other things anyway.

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akgerber6y ago

$10k a month is $120k a year which is around 20% of the stated income, and a significant proportion of it is paying down principal, which is to say, building wealth.

2 or 3 years of wealthbuilding at that rate is enough to pay for the median American house in cash.

dariusj18OP6y ago

But someone else pointed out that the figure reflects other things anyway.

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