This is a follow-up to Tuesday’s post about income goals. It was requested that the graph of goals be given some sort of point of reference so that the viewer can see how it relates to the previous income. To that end, I present the updated chart below:

This version has the vertical axis set to the percentage of my income just before quitting my “real job.” I’ve also added the colored areas on the bottom to indicate two different income levels. The blueish area indicates the minimum income required to pay our current bills. The orangeish area indicates a more realistic minimum that adds in monthly rent (our current monthly expenses do not include rent, since we are caretakers of a property).