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  • When calculating your income include everything but assistance programs tied directly to a cost that will not be calculated.

    For example: If you get SNAP, don't list it and make sure you don't include what you spend with SNAP in your food cost. Your food cost would only be what you spend out of your income.

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  • Income (Monthly)

  • Housing Costs (Monthly)

  • Vehicle Costs (Monthly)

  • Entertainment

  • Living Expense (Monthly)

    If only occasionally, calculate what would be spent yearly and then divide by 12.

  • Hidden Expenses

    The Expenses You don't want to talk about

  • Results

  • If your expenses exceed your income. You will need to either decrease your expenses or increase your income.

  • It is calculated that a family should not spend more than 30% on their housing expenses to be self-sufficient. The amount below is the income you would need to make in order for your housing expenses to reach that percentage.

    Included is also the housing cost you could afford now based on your current income.

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