Poll: monthly retirement income

[audreyh1]

Who cares about income? Poll expenses.

Expenses after income taxes, preferably.

 

[Lawrence of Suburbia]

Buncha toffs!

 

[Expatmedic]

I would like to vote in this pole but to be clear, net or gross income?

 

[2017ish]

I would like to vote in this pole but to be clear, net or gross income?

You must be new here. (Kidding!)

There are always a nice variety of methods to answering polls--I think everyone answered in the manner they deemed most appropriate, rather than hewing to a strict definition of "income," whether "gross," or "net," or other. If you read through all the responses/commentary, you'll get an eyeful!

 

[ABQ2015]

I would like to vote in this pole but to be clear, net or gross income?

I interpreted it as gross income (e.g., actual monthly retirement income from all sources). But I have noticed on previous polls or threads on annual expenses, many of the responses have not included taxes. Maybe because there can be large differences in taxes paid based on the income source (e.g., Roth IRA, taxable accounts, pensions, single vs. married) so expenses after tax is more informative.

 

[Gumby]

When polled, Poles preferred polled cattle. They threatened to thrash with a poplar pole the next person to misuse the word pole for poll.