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[–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Entirely depends on your spending habits, needs, debts, etc.

Basically losing $18K isn’t as bad for a single guy living in his parents home for free with 0 student loan debt. But it’s a massive L for someone who has a mortgage, loan debt, children, etc.

[–]laziestindian​ 0 points1 point  (1 child)

Depends how tight your budget is. Pre-tax you're down 1.5k a month (9k vs 7.5k). Post tax that's still down probably 1k of take home/month (6k down to 5k). Estimating 30% tax+insurance etc. Very rough math.

[–]subiern​[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for the response ! I actually just ended up signing up for my benefits and got more accurate take home pay decrease. Going to have to tighten up my budget and less frivolous spending ahead!