Comments on No Debt MBA: Notes on budgets

$50k/year we spend on living including kid and mor...

2011-11-08T07:29:20.463-08:00

$50k/year we spend on living including kid and mortgage. About 1/3 of our income.

Really enjoyed this post. I think your distinction...

2011-10-12T07:19:32.488-07:00

Really enjoyed this post. I think your distinction between possible and ridiculous is very true and also wise. I've seen people get so wrapped up in achieving a certain level of frugal that they are missing the entire point. We should strive to do our best, but we shouldn't strive to entirely stop living or feel obligated to endure misery to achieve it.

I try really hard not to judge other people's spending habits, but sometimes I do lift an eyebrow or two. Though, I think those people probably judge me too just in opposite way. Our priorities and lifestyle are really different.

I think it's hard to determine a budget level ...

2011-10-11T08:27:27.965-07:00

I think it's hard to determine a budget level that I think is crazy because everyone's situation is different. However, for a family just like mine, I would think that a budget of $20-25K is slightly crazy. I'd want to know how they do it, but I still think it's a little crazy.