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Old 08-15-2022, 11:04 AM   #130 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Isaac Zachary View Post
Yes, a $20/hr employee makes $40,000/year before taxes. I was estimating what they'd make after taxes.
You need to make up your mind -- are you using take home pay as your number, or are you using gross income? Which number did the Ramsey budget use?

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But even then, the question is, can a person really save money by avoiding old cars and sticking with a monthly payment?
Transportation costs money. The simplest way to think about it is cost per mile.

https://www.carpaymentcalculator.net/calcs/car-cost.php
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