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    Anyone else in Mortgage Stress ? 50% Pay ?

    Good point Delta :) If I'm in the later 30% tax bracket, and earning 3x this wage in growth then things are good.
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    Anyone else in Mortgage Stress ? 50% Pay ?

    Although i must say that I feel like a douschebag when I compare myself to Nathan.. Every new copy of API I get he's on the front cover again making three times my annual wage in a month!! It gets me thinking in a good way but it seems I'm too busy working for semebody else to have time to do...
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    Anyone else in Mortgage Stress ? 50% Pay ?

    Thanks for your input Tom, although I'm not sure where you get those figures from? I make a tiny bit more than you per week, in the 30% tax bracket for what it's worth. So I basically leave $10,000p/a for food, petrol, closthes and car maintenance. Unless I wish to dig into my LOE cash, but I...
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    Anyone else in Mortgage Stress ? 50% Pay ?

    Well I wouldn't say it's 'nothing' It's only 12% less than you. It also depends on other factors.
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    Anyone else in Mortgage Stress ? 50% Pay ?

    To elaborate a little, (sorry, I'm busy at work) Around 85% of my wage goes toward investments, half of it straight toward a mortgage, and around a little over a 3rd or so towards investment properties. I have $100 left after this before tax. I factor neg- gearing as part of my pay (extra...
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    Anyone else in Mortgage Stress ? 50% Pay ?

    Pffft, mortgage stress.. 80% of my pay goes toward investments.
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