Beware your first 2013 paycheck

[Roscoe]

Woohoo, got a 2% raise... not bad for just starting the job 4 months ago...

Guess mine will be almost a wash....

[Rreemo]

Well damn it that hurt! First paycheck of the year....My SS contribution increased $146.10....so there goes $292.20 out of my net each month. All to pay for something that'll be long gone by the time I reach that age.

[GhostTX]

Between the 2% increase and my bump in health insurance, I'm out $130/mth.

[Sgt Beavis]

Looks like my pay is down about $300 a month. I have to call my boss tomorrow because I was supposed to get a pay raise which would have erased most of the tax increases.

[Droppedlime]

0% decrease

[naynay]

checked mine today wand it was $43 lower per week.. FUCK obama this swine swindlin', wide nose havin breathin up all the white mans aiii... oohhhh wait.. i also just got a letter in the mail saying my medical coverage was upped by $3700 and dental by $1500 and a few other benefits and i can only thank..

OBAMACARE SON!!!

[SonicblueGT03]

SS tax was up over $100 on my first check ($193 last check last year, $298 first check this year), but check overall was $350 higher.

[Chas_svo]

Down $100 per paycheck/$200 per month here as well. If most of this wasn't going to support the problem, it might be more bearable.

Nope, it still doesn't help. FTAFTFH

[Shorty]

Down $100, this sucks, I was going to save up for a new rookie rope!

lol at autocorrect

[Broncojohnny]

Down $100, this sucks, I was going to save up for a new dookie rope!

[The King]

Mine was down almost $100 but then I remembered I don't drive a train and a big chunk of mine was my increased HSA contributions.

I guess one upside to making jack shit is less money for the govt to take. Yay!

Do train drivers even pay into the OASDI program since the RR has its own pension plan? If not, that 2% Social Security witholding adjustment is/was moot.

[Hmbre97]

Mine was down almost $100 but then I remembered I don't drive a train and a big chunk of mine was my increased HSA contributions.

I guess one upside to making jack shit is less money for the govt to take. Yay!

[slow99]

Mine is $115 lower year/year...period/period isn't an apples-to-apples comparison. Looks like my wife's is about $80 lower year/year.

[The King]

So are you taking it down by 2% or keeping it and loosing the 2%?

That 2% meant nothing with respect to how it affected your 401K if you were already contributing the maximum allowed in 2011 and 2012.

[snacksnack]

The maximum 401K contribution you could make last year was $17,000, or $22,500 if you were over 50. So, would 100% of your wages have been $17,000 or $22,500? Either you're not paid shit, or your financial education is totally absent.

So are you taking it down by 2% or keeping it and loosing the 2%?