tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31233261.post713078327081467063..comments2017-10-18T02:41:30.291-06:00Comments on Gaia Girl: 31 Days To Fix Your Finances, Day 6Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31233261.post-22086815755374962732008-01-29T01:04:00.000-06:002008-01-29T01:04:00.000-06:00I love "Your Money or Your Life". I'm contemplati...I love "Your Money or Your Life". I'm contemplating checking it out from the library again. I think actually going through this exercise will help me to appreciate the book even more.<BR/><BR/>It is cheap to live here. We bring home a lot more than the median income for our county. I know I posted our budget some time back and not much has changed (some debt has been repaid, but we've just been putting it toward other debt).<BR/><BR/>I know what you mean about the tax bite. People say "well Canada takes 50% of your income to taxes to pay for that healthcare". I look at them and say "have you done the math to see how much you're paying in taxes and insurance?" I know that I have and it's well over 50%.Gaiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10326137343295543209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31233261.post-46215242297621312122008-01-28T23:40:00.000-06:002008-01-28T23:40:00.000-06:00"Your money or your life" has the same exercise.I ..."Your money or your life" has the same exercise.<BR/><BR/>I am very impressed with your honesty. I mentally did the calculation for our family. At first, I was like, whoa, how can they live on so little? But then I factored in the tax bracket and housing costs, and the differences go way down. <BR/><BR/>Our total tax bite is nearly a third of our income. This sounds great compared to some countries, but they get health care, old age pensions and their kids' educations for their measly 45%. What do we get for our 31%?badmomgoodmomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11569728075698885020noreply@blogger.com