Originally Posted by
Snake1234
I know it isn’t what you want to hear, but it actually is a raise. I’m trying to ground the debate in facts. Bring it. I hope to be wrong, but I absolutely will not let bs math fly. Regarding housing costs, yes they have gone up, but rent from $2,500 to $3,500 per month does not make the point you think it does (12K in cost v 34K raise before 401K for a 5 year FO).
Okay let’s look at your example here. What happened to being grounded in math and facts? You’re conveniently leaving out the fact that this 34K raise is PRE TAX. Really only about 24K raise. So that leaves about 12K after your 12K rent increase for the rest of the year. Again look at gas prices, utilities, groceries. And let’s say you have a family of four. Again where’s the actual raise?