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My husband and I live in upstate NY--he's a grad student and I'm an admin assistant. I LOVE my job and my relationship--I'm not so in love with our current state of finances. I'm trying to get us as close to where we should be as possible by the time we turn 30.

I'm very optimistic about this year :) I'm finally in a position to contribute financially to our relationship, and am setting some ambitious goals to make sure our lifestyle does not inflate to our newly increased income. Here are my goals for us in 2016:

$1,500 a month to Roth 503b (we had basically nothing in retirement as of the end of Dec 2015)

$6,000 emergency fund by end of 2016 ($5,000 at end of 2015)

$1,500 house fund by end of 2016 ($400 at end of 2015)

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Monthly budget

Date Started: May 30, 2015
Entries: 11
Comments: 50
Total Visits: 175,140

Monthly
My income (after tax) 2254
DH income (after tax) 1769

Rent -810
Electric bill -40
Groceries -300
Eating out -90
Gas -30
Netflix -10
Misc spending -258
Insurance -100
Cell -40
Bus -30
Laundry -30
Entertainment -30
Retirement -1500
Donations -50

Periodic expenses:
Car insurance: $130 every 6 months
Rental insurance: $130 annual
AAA: $132 annual
Amazon Prime (student): $49 annual

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Monthly budget