what income is a good income?

[Obvious Gimmick]

dont get all zen and say that there is no cost to a good life.

Estimate a good income for a family of 4 in your area

Ill say here (LA suburbs) 100k a year is nice

[Man of Steel]

150K

[Obvious Gimmick]

150K

location?

[Natural Man]

stupid thread.

[Man of Steel]

location?

texas

[bigmikecox]

texas

AINT NUTTIN IN TEXAS BUT STEERS AND QUEERS

[Hulkotron]

$3.50

[The_Punisher]

INFLATIONS....INFLATIONS .....100k is no longer the dream income so many thought it was decades ago, of course, it depends on where you live in the U.S making 6 balls.....living in washington D.C making 100k and living in florida making the same amount is where the difference comes in

[hrspwr]

it depends on where you live in the U.S making 6 balls.....living in washington D.C making 100k and living in florida making the same amount is where the difference comes in

 this.  around here [TN] you can own a home and drive decent vehicles on 30K, in MD I was on the razors edge every month at 60.

[Mattyh7688]

I live in western pa.. the cost of living here is literally dirt freakin cheap

People are doing very well for themselves single making $75,000 a year.

[The_Punisher]

this.  around here [TN] you can own a home and drive decent vehicles on 30K, in MD I was on the razors edge every month at 60.

where in MD?.....I know people living in frederick, MD who's making decent living on a 65k, but if you move 30 miles outside of frederick into a city like Rockville which is 15miles away from frederick, 65k will seem like 30k

[Rami]

it depends on where you want to sleep, what to drive and what you want for din-din...

[hrspwr]

 I lived in Howard county, friggin taxes alone on a little farmhouse were 3000.00 a year.

[Roger Bacon]

dont get all zen and say that there is no cost to a good life.

Estimate a good income for a family of 4 in your area

Ill say here (LA suburbs) 100k a year is nice

Any passive income is a good income.

[MikMaq]

40 k a year in canada, all I care about is food, my own house, and of course a high speed internet connection for those epic f5`s.

[Roger Bacon]

INFLATIONS....INFLATIONS.....100k is no longer the dream income so many thought it was decades ago, of course, it depends on where you live in the U.S making 6 balls.....living in washington D.C making 100k and living in florida making the same amount is where the difference comes in

$100K in the Midwest is still something to shoot for.

Median household income here is around $51,000. 

[wild willie]

$100K in the Midwest is still something to shoot for.

Median household income here is around $51,000. 

X2.... Agreed.

[Dr Dutch]

Before or after income tax....?
Big difference here in Holland.   

[El Diablo Blanco]

On the west coast to live in a decent house in a good neighborhood I'd say about $200K per household.

In NYC, I'd say about $300k.

In Florida about $100K

In Vegas about $75k

In Tennessee about $50k

[snx]

I live in western pa.. the cost of living here is literally dirt freakin cheap

People are doing very well for themselves single making $75,000 a year.

No kidding...Western PA is sweet. Although, Pittsburgh is crazy with their property tax rates. Taxes were more than my mortgage. And you can't pay down taxes - they just come back bigger and badder the older you get.

[Grape Ape]

it depends on where you want to sleep, what to drive and what you want for din-din...

This is the correct answer.

[MORTALCOIL]

Before or after income tax....?
Big difference here in Holland.   

Same thing here in France. Specially, if you live in Paris (taxes are the same everywhere in France but the cost of life ain't). For a family of 4, living in Paris and not the suburbs, at least 200 K€/year minimum before taxes if you want to be able to have some kind of life.

[Devon97]

dont get all zen and say that there is no cost to a good life.

Estimate a good income for a family of 4 in your area

Ill say here (LA suburbs) 100k a year is nice

I'm not sure a single person can live a "good life" in LA suburbs for 100k annually let along a fam of 4.

Anyway, where I live I'd say 200k.

[Roger Bacon]

X2.... Agreed.

I was reading this article about how you get the most for your money in the Midwest by far.  Columbus, Ohio is a modern clean city for example, and you can live there pretty nicely for not a lot of money.

[Roger Bacon]

I live in western pa.. the cost of living here is literally dirt freakin cheap

People are doing very well for themselves single making $75,000 a year.

My city is pretty decent, good restaurants, coffee shops, sushi, colleges, etc... You can purchase a mansion here in good condition for $500K