{"id":21242,"date":"2013-08-14T00:15:39","date_gmt":"2013-08-14T07:15:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lenpenzo.com\/blog\/?p=21242"},"modified":"2023-09-10T10:10:00","modified_gmt":"2023-09-10T17:10:00","slug":"how-i-live-on-less-than-40000-annually-jonathan-from-ohio","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lenpenzo.com\/blog\/id21242-how-i-live-on-less-than-40000-annually-jonathan-from-ohio.html","title":{"rendered":"How I Live on Less Than $40,000 Annually: Jonathan from Ohio"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_21260\" style=\"width: 352px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lenpenzo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/40k-JonathanFromOH2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-21260\" class=\" wp-image-21260\" title=\"40k JonathanFromOH2\" src=\"https:\/\/lenpenzo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/40k-JonathanFromOH2-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"342\" height=\"256\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lenpenzo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/40k-JonathanFromOH2-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/lenpenzo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/40k-JonathanFromOH2-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 342px) 100vw, 342px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-21260\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jonathan and his family are enjoying the simple life in Ohio.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>My name is Jonathan. I&#8217;m 27 and I&#8217;ve been married to my wife, Kate, for almost four years. We have three girls, ages 3, 1, and a newborn.<\/p>\n<p>After graduating from college, Kate worked for two years at a job that paid $35,000 annually. Then, after our first child was born, she became a stay-at-home mom.<\/p>\n<p>We try to live a simple life because we think God is calling us to have a big family and we want to have the joys of kids and grandkids. We&#8217;re breaking Len&#8217;s number one rule about <a href=\"https:\/\/lenpenzo.com\/blog\/id1535-why-pastry-chefs-are-financially-savvier-than-the-common-man-2.html\">not having children too early<\/a>, but we&#8217;re prepared to make the necessary sacrifices.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Income and Expenses<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>For the past three years, I&#8217;ve had a full-time job working for a large bank doing entry-level tasks. My current salary is $32,430 annually, but I&#8217;ve been able to work overtime and Kate has tutored, which brings us to around $40,000 per year. I&#8217;m also a representative for <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lighthousecatholicmedia.org\/store\/refer\/102526\">Lighthouse Catholic Media<\/a> which specializes in providing awesome inspirational talks.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lenpenzo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/40k-JonathanFromOH3.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-21276\" title=\"40k JonathanFromOH3\" src=\"https:\/\/lenpenzo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/40k-JonathanFromOH3.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"282\" height=\"367\" \/><\/a>After employer deductions for taxes, health and life insurance, and our 401k retirement savings plan, there&#8217;s about $1900 available every month. We usually overshoot the budget, but it&#8217;s no big deal because we don&#8217;t budget my whole income.<\/p>\n<p>Non-discretionary expenses like rent, food, utilities, car insurance, and gas to get to work is roughly $1000 per month. The remaining $900 is reserved for everything else. More often than not, most of that buffer ends up going into our savings; we&#8217;re saving about 35% of our take home income every month, and giving away 10% of our gross income to charity.<\/p>\n<p>So far, we have approximately $10,000 saved in retirement 401k plans. I currently deduct 5% from my paycheck to take full advantage of <a href=\"https:\/\/lenpenzo.com\/blog\/id11724-100-words-on-how-to-get-an-instant-raise-without-kissing-up-2.html\">the company&#8217;s matching contribution<\/a>. We also have $5000 in our emergency fund.<\/p>\n<p>Last November, we finished paying off $40,000 in student loans.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Living the Simple Life<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We basically just try to follow Dave Ramsey and live simply.<\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;re renting a townhome for now but we&#8217;ve been saving up for a house down payment. We currently have $16,000 saved up.<\/p>\n<p>We own two cars, a 2002 Honda Odyssey and a 2002 Ford Explorer. <a href=\"https:\/\/lenpenzo.com\/blog\/id11341-whats-that-smell-the-costly-joys-of-maintaining-older-cars.html\">They&#8217;re both paid for<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>We sold a lot of our stuff when we got married. We&#8217;ve also been given many gifts and are very grateful for the incredible generosity of our family and friends.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Closing Tips and Thoughts<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If I could offer a few tips to share with you, I&#8217;d say these are some of the most important ones:<\/p>\n<p>1) Study and learn as much as you can before making decisions.<\/p>\n<p>2) Set short, medium and long term goals and stick to your plan when it gets hard.<\/p>\n<p>3) Really dig in and understand the difference between <a href=\"https:\/\/lenpenzo.com\/blog\/id14645-no-im-not-rich-but-i-am-financially-free-heres-how-i-got-there-2.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">needs and wants<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>4) Shop as little as possible, and stay away from commercials and &#8220;wants.&#8221; Get rid of cable.<\/p>\n<p>5) Sweat the big stuff &#8212; things like cars and housing.<\/p>\n<p>6) Always have a side hustle! Sell the old stuff that you never use or find other ways to make extra money.<\/p>\n<p>Finally, do your best to be generous, humble and thankful. Rather than trying to compare yourself to your neighbors, look at how you&#8217;re doing when compared to the whole world. Compare your life to the poorest of the poor, and remember your blessings.<\/p>\n<p>***<\/p>\n<p><em>If you&#8217;re a household CEO who is successfully making ends meet on roughly $40,000 per year or less, <a href=\"https:\/\/lenpenzo.com\/blog\/id20157-wanted-readers-who-make-ends-meet-on-40000-annually-or-less.html\">I&#8217;d love to hear from you<\/a>. Contact me at Len@LenPenzo.com and be sure to put &#8220;$40,000&#8221; in the subject line. If I publish your story, you&#8217;ll get a $25 gift card!<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><span style=\"font-size: smaller;\">Photo Credit: Jonathan<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>My name is Jonathan. 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