Well, at least broke. I find it difficult to believe he bought all those warehouses full of expensive cars without that tonight show money but I get your point.
On Jan 13, 2017 6:28 PM, "Ken Hohhof" <af...@kwisp.com> wrote: > I read that Jay Leno always worked two jobs and lived off whichever paid > less and saved the money from the higher paid one. So that he did 150 > standup gigs a year while he was hosting the Tonight Show, and has never > spend a dime of the Tonight Show money. Just for the peace of mind knowing > he would never be old and broke. > > > > > > *From:* Af [mailto:af-boun...@afmug.com] *On Behalf Of *Lewis Bergman > *Sent:* Friday, January 13, 2017 6:09 PM > *To:* af@afmug.com > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] OT Slightly, Cost of Living > > > > Congrats on getting your head above water. Most people I know may bit have > dug a hole but still started with nothing. When I was in the Corps and my > daughter was born we had to eat tofu for 3 months because we couldn't > afford to feed her and meat for us. > > You can really get ahead once you start making more by socking the extra > away. I paid off my house in 3 years by not spending my extra income my > wisp was starting to spin off. I still live in that same house for now. > > I am very grateful as God and the WISP business has paid for 2 college > educations and more than a few houses. What a great country where an idiot > like me can be so fortunate. > > > > On Fri, Jan 13, 2017, 5:52 PM Lewis Bergman <lewis.berg...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > That's my plan when I get a bit older. That or a Glock. > > On Fri, Jan 13, 2017, 4:13 PM <ch...@wbmfg.com> wrote: > > You can always put all your assets in a trust controlled by your kids, > pay yourself minimum wage, have the company buy your meals, cars, fuel. > And then fly with no insurance. Medicare will take care of you. > > > > *From:* Eric Kuhnke > > *Sent:* Friday, January 13, 2017 3:10 PM > > *To:* af@afmug.com > > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] OT Slightly, Cost of Living > > $2100 a month for health insurance??? > > My wife and I pay $150 Canadian a month for both of us for the BC > provincial health insurance... Part of the federally funded system. > > I cannot even fathom the idea of paying $500, $1000 or more for health > insurance for a family of 2 people, or 2 people + children, etc. > > It's true that income taxes and other taxes are higher in Canada, but if > you consider that $2100 as a "tax" on your life and add it up to your > federal payroll deducations for US income tax, you may actually be paying a > lot more in a year than I do. No matter what income bracket you're in. > > > > On Fri, Jan 13, 2017 at 9:57 AM, Sterling Jacobson <sterl...@avative.net> > wrote: > > I'm guessing this information is like a lot of you out there. > > Except maybe my earnings because I am making about double median gross > salary for my city. > > I'm not saying I work double, but I do fulfill many roles as the only > salary employee of my startup ISP. > I don't think I can replace myself for the same cost to the company, so I > feel ok with that. > > I don't live extravagantly, but I do live comfortably. > > I have a 3100 sqr foot rambler I've lived in since 2001 with a house > payment of around $1500 a month. > > But my biggest expense is health/insurance and medical. > > I now pay about $2100 a month for my family health insurance through IHC. > I just signed up for a good Dental Gold plan at $100 a month for my > family, but since it's not company I have to wait 6-12 months for a lot of > the benefits :( > The insurance deductibles are I think around $6000 a year and I have > medications that eat up most of that. > > I just upped my life and disability insurance on myself and my wife to > make sure things don't go bad if I die, that's around $550 a month. > > I think I spend about $1000 a month on eating, groceries and movies/date > nights, at least that's what I came up to in December so that might be a > bit off. > > I've got real estate I'm still trying to sell, but it's not the panica > everyone says it is, lol! > > I just feel like finances don't go as far as they used to a few years ago. > > I'm not sparking a political debate, just wanted to see if everyone see > things in a similar light? > > Or am I just doing the wrong things? > > > >
