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2. Ours did but we had unexpected expenses

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Mon Jul 17, 2023, 05:22 PM

Jul 2023

We were planning on renovating the kitchen and deck. I was going to do the deck myself but it was going to cost $3-5k for the boards.

We have spats of saving that are staggering. We’ve paid cash for a slightly used car amongst having a kid in daycare.

The student loan break has been pretty big those are basically car payment and you don’t get the car. I doubt wage increases balance that out and people get used to paying/not for this. It could be crushing just before the holidays.

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