Welcome to our new series HOME ECONOMICS, where we take a deep dive into someone’s financial situation by looking at their earnings, monthly expenses, and general money story.
To kick off our series, we have a 38-year-old working mom living in Brooklyn with her husband and baby.
Want to submit your own money story? (It’s anonymous!)
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Age: 38
Location: Brooklyn, NY
Relationship status: Married
Age of partner: 39
Income:
- Your job title/salary: Senior Vice President, Media Planning - $286,000
- Partner’s job title/salary: Managing Partner - $180,000
- Your monthly take-home pay (paycheck amount after taxes and other deductions): $14,892
- Partner’s monthly take-home pay (paycheck amount after taxes and other deductions): $10,500
- Total monthly take-home pay: $25,392
