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jarek · 2014-07-10 14:14:45

The $200k is the income (revenue). Monthly expenses have been published in the past, most recently (AFAIK) for 2012: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0Au7yiR802qQmdDJ...

tinktank | karma 612 | avg karma 2.57 · | 2018-11-18 11:18:44+00:00

Sorry, I should point out the $200K includes my day job. From this gig it's about $50K

joshbetz | karma 924 | avg karma 7.33 · | 2013-04-23 23:25:57

$200k/year?

swimfar | karma 1308 | avg karma 3.54 · | 2023-04-02 23:46:41

$200k is about $1200/month for the mortgage, taxes, and insurance.

s17n | karma 2382 | avg karma 3.15 · | 2021-04-21 14:57:16

I think the 200k was mostly rent.

nilkn | karma 11058 | avg karma 4.48 · | 2015-07-22 20:45:39+00:00

$20k/month is $240k/year, which is some serious money. Forgive me if I'm a little skeptical of these numbers.

brianobush | karma 738 | avg karma 1.47 · | 2010-06-22 03:52:58+00:00

monthly expenses of 200k? Wow, that is quite a lavish lifestyle. Just wondering what costs so much... that is more than 6k per day.

greyface- | karma 4454 | avg karma 4.79 · | 2021-12-02 02:50:03

I don't disagree with you -- $200k is a lot, especially by global standards. But I encourage you to check the Form 990s filed with the IRS by your favorite 501 charity, and see how much is spent on e.g. executive salaries. This kind of compensation is not uncommon.

dhbanes | karma 697 | avg karma 3.26 · | 2012-01-26 05:15:05+00:00

Thanks for the clarification, I thought $300k sounded a little off since cluda01 asked about estimated monthly (not annual) cost.

intortus | karma 174 | avg karma 1.35 · | 2020-05-13 15:01:15+00:00

Probably $27k of income per month with $29k of expenses, implying a $1.2M loan due in a few years? Just speculating.

herge | karma 2155 | avg karma 3.36 · | 2014-07-10 18:00:38

200 dollars is not a big emergency expense for someone who makes more than $100k per year.

radicaldreamer | karma 5544 | avg karma 4.55 · | 2022-02-20 12:45:35

Expenses are interesting and add up rapidly (as any business owner knows)... 500k over two years for 20 people is only $1000/person/month and that has to account for all living expenses plus whatever else is required (flight training, cover identities, bribes, pay-for-play etc.)

omginternets | karma 10469 | avg karma 3.07 · | 2023-05-28 19:00:27

$200k is a lot of money for many (maybe even most?) people.

TechBro8615 | karma 7947 | avg karma 3.3 · | 2020-11-29 06:06:29+00:00

I would be curious to see a breakdown of 100k of expenses.

rco8786 | karma 7116 | avg karma 3.48 · | 2018-04-27 04:07:48+00:00

I’m curious where you came up with $200k/month as a floor for “normal”

bushbaba | karma 3328 | avg karma 2.7 · | 2022-06-24 11:26:53

The 150k/year also accounts for overhead such-as taxes, HR, cash reserves for rainy day, software licensing etc.

icedchai | karma 8478 | avg karma 1.53 · | 2017-05-25 21:11:38+00:00

It's more like 25 to 33x annual expenses.

gipp | karma 2596 | avg karma 5.01 · | 2016-12-31 17:35:48+00:00

$200k is the 94th percentile of income.

mattraibert | karma 471 | avg karma 5.29 · | 2011-11-07 13:36:19+00:00

I'm confused by your income totals in your two examples: "$200,000 of income" and "$1.9m of income" can you break these down for me?

kepler | karma 8 | avg karma 1.0 · | 2018-12-11 18:06:18+00:00

$200k if you add to this year-end taxes, cost of living, you can barely finish the month.