Thursday, April 22, 2010

Housing Costs & What They Mean for Your Family / Los Gastos de la Vivienda & lo que Significan para su Familia

Did you know that for housing to be considered "affordable" your rent and your utilities should not cost you more than 30% of your income? How much of your family’s income goes toward housing expenses? If your housing costs were 30% or less of your family’s income, what else would you be able to do for your family?

¿Sabía usted que para considerarse una vivienda "económica", el alquiler y los gastos de las utilidades no deben representar más del 30% de sus ingresos? ¿Qué porcentaje de los ingresos de su familia están dedicados a los gastos de la vivienda? ¿Si los gastos de la vivienda fueran menos del 30% de los ingresos de la familia, qué más podría usted hacer para su familia?

10 comments:

  1. If I were able to spend less on housing costs, I could save money for my children's college education.

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  2. I think that my rent and utilities are exactly 30% of my income. Right now I am comfortable living a simple lifestyle... if I had children, my budget would be a lot tighter, and I wouldn't be able to live in a more expensive house or area.

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  3. I would save it for our kids education this is considering that we already have an emergency fund

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  4. If I were able to spend less on housing cost, I could send my kids to a better school.

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  5. Podria tener una cuenta de ahorros para la vejez y una de ahorros para emergencia, podria dar a mis hijos mas oprtunidades de asistir a clases de musica, deportes campamentos etc.

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  6. Probalemente no tendria que trabajar tanto y podria disfrutar un poco mas de mis hijos y dedicarles mas tiempo y atencion sin tener tanto estres de los gastos.

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  7. llevaria a mi familia de vacaciones, ahorraria para college para mis hijas, llevaria a mis hijas a mi pais natal,

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  8. Solventaria mis deudas personales.Rentar unavivienda mucho mas grande.

    Vicente

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  9. If I only had to pay 30% of my income I would be able to afford to go back to college and finish my degree. I would also be able to send my kids to summer camp or allow them to do extra activities like swiming, dance, ect.

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  10. AHORRARIA MAS DINERO PARA LA UNIVERSIDAD DE MIS HIJOS Y SALDRIA MAS DE SEGUIDO DE VAC ACIONES CON MI FAMILIA.

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