Millennial Money: Don’t Let Money ‘Rules’ Get You Down

Millennial Money: Don’t Let Money ‘Rules’ Get You Down
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The Associated Press
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Put 20 percent down when buying a home. Don’t spend more than 30 percent of your income on housing costs. Keep child care expenses below 10 percent of your annual household income.

These money rules of thumb can be useful guardrails, helping you allocate spending and determine what’s affordable. They can also be incredibly defeating when they feel unattainable.