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The cost of being: A high school teacher dreaming of life without checkout anxiety
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this post was submitted on 09 Jun 2025
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I already considered kiwisaver and deducted tax using the IRD PAYE calculator. I also took a chunk out for rates though they don't say how much they are.
Private school would be an explanation for some of the extra.
I have no doubt a salary like that can disappear pretty quickly. But personally our biggest costs (after tax) are mortgage/rates and supermarket. Their expenses there seem really low which is why I'm curious what their big expenses are. They say they pinch every penny, which makes this so interesting to me.
Yeap, rates, insurance, mortgage, groceries and we're basically destitute haha.