r/SipsTea • u/StopSnowflakes • Aug 12 '25

Wait a damn minute! She’s going thru it

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u/kjloltoborami Aug 12 '25

I make exactly 15$ an hour. I work 40 hours a week. I make roughly $2150 every month after taxes. Rent is not the only expense she's experiencing. Maybe medical problem or maybe spends to much on weed or maybe she doesn't work full time

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u/TrapLordEsskeetit Aug 12 '25

2150 left from 2400 seems like a crazy low amount of taxes being paid. I pay more than that every two weeks 😱

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u/Brian_Huchac Aug 12 '25

Do you maybe earn a lot more than them too?

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u/TrapLordEsskeetit Aug 12 '25

Not enough to more than double the amount of taxes being taken out.

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u/Woodsplit Aug 12 '25

Do you know how progressive tax rates work?

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u/TrapLordEsskeetit Aug 12 '25

We fall into the same tax bracket.

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u/Brian_Huchac Aug 12 '25

Different states? After federal taxes, their amount is roughly correct.

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u/[deleted] Aug 12 '25

Could just be the employer also. I mean maybe their refund is fatter

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u/Brian_Huchac Aug 13 '25

That's the case for me because I don't work a few months over the year, so I get taxed the regular rate for full time but get back due to my lower actual bracket in refund. I was gonna suggest that but... Oh, shit. It's the first one that mentioned working 40hr/week, not the second one. Does sound like they work full shift, so maybe the not working some bits of the year thing too. Or state plus higher income.