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WCDT Strips 3821-3825 (3-7 September 2018)

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pwhodges:
(A gentle reminder that his name is Marten.)

bhtooefr:
$14.30/hr pre-tax. So, assuming 52 weeks, 40 hours a week (that would imply paid holidays, vacation, and sick time, which he isn't guaranteed to get by any means, as well as full employment, which he also isn't guaranteed to get), that's $29,744/yr.

So, his federal income taxes would be $3378.78/yr with the 2018 tax brackets, Social Security (6.2%) is $1844.13, Medicare (1.45%) is $431.29, Massachusetts (5.1% for personal income) is $1516.94, and it looks like Massachusetts doesn't have city or school income tax (looks like everything for local needs is done through property tax, and through local options on sales taxes).

That means, after taxes, he has $1881.07/mo to work with.

Milayna:
$30k/yr is double what I make in one of the richest counties in the nation. My wage is going to $15 by 2020, but even so.

Rent hasn't been a factor for me up until now, but will be soon. I mostly don't spend money on anything, for...reasons, though last year I got fed up and quit my job and used the energy to get much-needed dental work done which crashed my savings.

If those numbers are right then Marten's living the life several steps up in my dreams =/

Is it cold in here?:

--- Quote from: Momoka on 09 Sep 2018, 00:52 ---So Martin is in a situation where his survival is actually feasible, which I didn't expect when starting to google it, but he has basically no money for anything that isn't a strict necessity, and will probably hit major financial problems soon even without a medical emergency, since rent is an endlessly growing monster about to consume him. His best short-term savings goal is probably to get Pintsize a humanlike chassis so that he can get a job and contribute to rent, though that plan has several problems only some of which are ethical.

--- End quote ---

Welcome, analytical new person!

I seem to remember Marten has student loans so there's another budget item.

OldGoat:

--- Quote from: Momoka on 09 Sep 2018, 00:52 ---His best short-term savings goal is probably to get Pintsize a humanlike chassis so that he can get a job and contribute to rent, though that plan has several problems only some of which are ethical.

--- End quote ---
Pintsize is doing quite well with his various Internet porn ventures and no doubt other enterprises.  I suspect he's the wealthiest member of the regular cast* after Hanners, and he's probably creative enough that he's running some AI vices that human legislators haven't even gotten around to taxing yet.  If he wanted a more humanoid chassis, he could buy one outright.

*Station only shows up occasionally - same for John and Beatrice.  Station and Pintsize may be in cahoots on something Bubbles would find at least mildly disgusting.  Roko would too, but she knows better than to throw lock washers.

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