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		lutusp on Sept 17, 2013 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: This 4×6 index card has all the financial advice y... > Anyone making over $60k per year could [...] save 20% of their income without dropping below the median household income of $50k. 20% of 60k is 12k, 60k - 12k = 48k. So no, the claim isn't true for the most trivial of reasons.

pathy on Sept 17, 2013 [–]

Nitpicking, 48k is close enough for the point to still be valid.

You are technically correct though.

lutusp on Sept 17, 2013 | [–]

> 48k is close enough ...

Mathematics is the one discipline where "close enough" isn't close enough. :)

pathy on Sept 17, 2013 | | [–]

Technically correct again but in this case it really is close enough :).

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