Does this make us ‘comfortable’?

[Missteeside]

Hi

first of all, this is NOT a stealth boast. Just looking for perspective.

i’m super excited to Be going back to work as a teacher in September, full time. This will make a big difference to our finances.

we have worked out what our budget will look like from September onwards. After all mortgage bills and direct debits we will be left with £2300-2400 per month. From this we’ll need to buy food and fuel. Fuel is about £150 per month.

dh thinks that this makes us ‘comfortable’ but I disagree and think this is quite a lot of ‘disposable’ money.

our mortgage is fixed till 2027 so we’re safe from any hikes till then.

surely this makes us more than ‘comfortable’? I really want to save a big chunk of this money

From a financial perspective I'm not sure why you'd disagree with being called 'comfortable'. It's exactly what you are - for as long as your free childcare persists anyway.

What's beyond comfortable that you'd see as more fitting? Wealthy? I wouldn't say you could be described as wealthy tbph.