re: Amount you need to earn to live comfortably by state

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190K in Louisiana is OT Baller stuff.

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For a household? I'm not saying it's not pretty good money, but I'd say that's upper middle class.

12,000 take home pay after taxes per month

Let’s see 50% of that

Mortgage totality-2,000(that gets you a solid 3 bed/2bath house most places in Louisiana after all insurance). So comfort, not close to extravegent

Childcare-1,200 a month

Health insurance for family- 900

Car ins-300

Cell phone/intenet(necessity for working people)-200

Monthly food for family of 4 ($40 a day?)- 1200

Gas-250 for vehicle

Utilities-200

That comes out to $6,250 a month, or 50% just like the OP graph shows