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The pay you take home
A job offer usually states gross pay: the amount before anything is taken out. What arrives in your account is net pay, after taxes and any deductions such as a pension or health plan.
Plan with the net figure. A budget built on gross pay runs out before the month does.
Which figure should a first budget be built on?
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