I remember when my husband and I got married (we were very young) we said if we could just get to making $25,000 a year we would be good. We make a little over double that now and struggle at times. In our area that is a decent amount and some people wish they made that much. Now we say if we could only make $65,000 we would be good. I guess it depends on the area you are in, your career, and your lifestyle.

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Jenifer
Proud wife to one amazing man
Proud mom to four awesome kids

April showers bring May flowers
"Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge Him and He will make your path straight." Proverbs 3:5-6

I think alot depends on where you live, but in all sence it really doesn't matter how much you make ... it's what you do with it.

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Tina

Mom to Austin 9/15/95
and to Rachael 7/15/00

It really depends on how you have taught yourself to live.
When my husband and I were first married, he made 20,000 a year. Now (three years later) he makes 30,000 a year and rising. We were able to (barely) make it on 20k, so now having 30k I feel so rich. Although we did just buy a house so our cost of living is higher now too. We are able to afford a few extras here and there but nothing extravagant. We drive a 92 blazer, so we have no car payment.(our cc debt was accumulated from moving across country to start a business and medical bills, it's not accumulating any longer)
On the other hand, my sister just got married and they make 35,000 a year and are really struggling. They have a car loan, computer loan, loans on BOTH sets of wedding ring sets(over $10,000), furniture loans, and loans on each others Christmas gifts last year(coach purse and gold watch).
Looking at their situation, I think that they are really in trouble compared to us. We were very careful with our money to begin with and willingly lived in poverty until dh made enough money to get ourselves out. My sister and brother in law would rather have it now and pay for it later. Sis and I were 19 and 20 when we married, so these were our first experiences handling our own finances. I think that really sets the tone for what our future is going to be like. So sis is always going to be going into debt to have more whereas we will do without to have money in the bank.

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Debbie 3 years
Sadie 21 months

Depends on where you live. Here in So. Cal? $150k, maybe even more. And $150k isn't actually enough to buy a house, really. Maybe a 2BR, 1 BA fixer (hmmm...that's what we have.)