Quoted from eggbert52:Also, I have roughly $3.5K per month in leftover money after expenses.
If I had that much left over I'd be buying a pin and taking a vacation every other month.
I consider the few hundred I spent last month as my "personal salary" for surviving that month challenges of wife,kids, expenses, repairs etc... If the lights are still on at home after a days work I deserve some beer and pinball.