Ask HN: What is your ideal income? • Hacker News Board

Re: Ask HN: What is your ideal income?

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Post by biagio3d » Mon, Sep 03, 2012, 8:56 AM UTC

I live in Romania (Satu Mare county), currently earning around $1000 - $1100 per month from my 9 - 5 job, and I'm also working from time to time as a freelancer earning between $300 - $600 per month (I do this only in my free time, which is less and less, approx. 20 hours per week).

Taxes per mont are between $170 - $200, so all in all we make $1430 - $1800 per month.

I'm married, and I have a 4 year old daughter.We have a car (gas it's pretty expensive around here and our debt is around $9000), my wife makes around $300 per month.

Here are my responses:

1. $2500 2. $4000 3. $6000

Re: Ask HN: What is your ideal income?

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Post by jamesjguthrie » Mon, Sep 03, 2012, 9:17 AM UTC

Myself, fiancee and 1 year old son live on about £20k a year at the moment, we do fine and are saving for our wedding in July. I reckon we'll need about £30k annually to not have to worry about money - until we have more babies!

Re: Ask HN: What is your ideal income?

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Post by codingfounder » Mon, Sep 03, 2012, 10:56 AM UTC

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Re: Ask HN: What is your ideal income?

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Post by sandeepshetty » Mon, Sep 03, 2012, 3:56 PM UTC

Mumbai, India. Married with a 17 month old daughter. Home owner.

1. > $3000/mo 2. > $4000/mo 3. $4000/mo

Re: Ask HN: What is your ideal income?

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Post by traxtech » Mon, Sep 03, 2012, 4:42 PM UTC

Toulouse, France. Single 1. $2k/month 2. $4k/month 3. $5k/month

Re: Ask HN: What is your ideal income?

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Post by helen842000 » Mon, Sep 10, 2012, 2:17 PM UTC

Min = £10k ($16k) take home. Equiv to £11k ($17.5k) salary

Ideal = £25k ($40k) take home. Equiv to £36k ($57.5k)salary

Realistic = I'd be very happily surprised if I could reach my ideal in 2013, it doesn't sound too unreasonable, does it?

If I could find a role supporting awesome products & customers with the chance to improve my development skills too that would be my perfect outcome for 2013, way more impactful than hitting a particular salary target.