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![JBen_80 Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:24/cr:twitter::1567316746519957504.png) JBen [@JBen_80](/creator/twitter/JBen_80) on x 3820 followers
Created: 2025-07-21 21:08:03 UTC

Post tax, insurance and retirement net on $125k is roughly $6500. 

In 2025, that's not as much as you think it is. This isn't 1990, 1995, 2001, 2010, 2015 or even 2020. 

Buying power: 
2020: $125k = 2025: $157k
2025: $125k = 2001: $239k


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