disneysteve
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- Sep 29, 2002
I think this is a good point. Very few people start out their careers earning what they will be earning 20 or 30 years later. I certainly earn more today than I did 10 years ago when my daughter was born. I also save a larger percentage of my income today than I did back then.WDWorld2003 said:I also find it interesting that everyone's basing their assumption on this couple's current income... I think a lot of people have a tough time when kids are young. All of of sudden there are less hours in the day to work - you need a bigger house, more food, more clothes, etc.
If this couple was making that kind of money all along then they should have more $ saved, especially for retirement. However, if their first years were like ours it would be tough to do.
The problem is for too many people, as their income grows, they manage to increase their spending but not necessarily their savings.