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<blockquote data-quote="zatara" data-source="post: 657611" data-attributes="member: 5046">That depends largely on your/your kids age, your lifestyle expectations and, most importantly, what your rent costs are. And also what your wife (if you have one) is earning. I'd firstly use:<a href="https://www.pwc.ie/2018-budget-ireland/income-tax-calculator.html" target="_blank">https://www.pwc.ie/2018-budget-ireland/income-tax-calculator.html</a>To work out what your net income on a given salary would look like. Though bear in mind if your wife isn't working you'll pay significantly less tax, because you're able to use her tax credits(exemptions) as your own in addition to your own. Then use this to have a look at the cost of some common items:<a href="https://www.numbeo.com/cost-of-living/in/Dublin" target="_blank">https://www.numbeo.com/cost-of-living/in/Dublin</a>And finally <a href="http://www.daft.ie/lettings/" target="_blank">http://www.daft.ie/lettings/</a> to look at properties, see what the price of a place you'd be comfortable living in is going for.If you're supporting a family of 4 by yourself 60k would be a reasonable minimum yeah. If your wife/other half is earning too though then you could lower that a bit - probably down to about 40k per adult if you're a young couple with small kids. But a lot higher if you're older, used to more luxury, and have to support the expenses of teenagers/college aged kids.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="zatara, post: 657611, member: 5046"] That depends largely on your/your kids age, your lifestyle expectations and, most importantly, what your rent costs are. And also what your wife (if you have one) is earning. I'd firstly use: [URL]https://www.pwc.ie/2018-budget-ireland/income-tax-calculator.html[/URL] To work out what your net income on a given salary would look like. Though bear in mind if your wife isn't working you'll pay significantly less tax, because you're able to use her tax credits(exemptions) as your own in addition to your own. Then use this to have a look at the cost of some common items: [URL]https://www.numbeo.com/cost-of-living/in/Dublin[/URL] And finally [URL]http://www.daft.ie/lettings/[/URL] to look at properties, see what the price of a place you'd be comfortable living in is going for. If you're supporting a family of 4 by yourself 60k would be a reasonable minimum yeah. If your wife/other half is earning too though then you could lower that a bit - probably down to about 40k per adult if you're a young couple with small kids. But a lot higher if you're older, used to more luxury, and have to support the expenses of teenagers/college aged kids. [/QUOTE]

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