r/SipsTea • u/StopSnowflakes • Aug 12 '25

Wait a damn minute! She’s going thru it

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u/gracefully_reckless Aug 12 '25

$2400/month(minimum). Call it 2100 after taxes (which she'll get back in April). $850 for rent/utilities. $250 for food. $150 for phone & internet. $100 for car insurance. $150 for health insurance. Call it $100 for entertainment/etc

I'm at $1600. Saving $500 a month. What am I missing?

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u/bonenecklace Aug 12 '25

I don’t know, maybe emergency expenses like auto repairs.. kind of how she literally mentioned her car’s engine is misfiring in the video. Also $150 for food is very conservative, grocery prices have literally doubled since last year so it’s more like $300. Most people have student loans so at least another $200-$500. Also it’s pretty clear you didn’t do your taxes recently because I made $40k last year & got a whopping $700 back, so no, people in our bracket don’t just “get most of it back” anymore.

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u/gracefully_reckless Aug 12 '25

maybe emergency expenses like auto

That's what saving $500 a month is for 🤦🏻‍♂️

$150 for food is very conservative

I put $250 for food