discretionary income
noun
: income that is left after paying for things that are essential, such as food and housing
She has enough discretionary income to pay for a nice vacation each year.
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This massively underserved group deploys $21 billion in discretionary income each year.
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Matt Grobar, Deadline, 14 Aug. 2024
Starting in July, payments on loans borrowed for undergraduate school were set to be reduced from 10% to 5% of discretionary income for those enrolled in SAVE.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 25 June 2024
That would give them discretionary income of about $15,630, with their repayments currently capped at 10% of that, or about $130.25 a month.
—Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 25 June 2024
But few would argue that having some discretionary income doesn’t facilitate happiness to a certain degree.
—Andrea Kane, CNN, 28 July 2024
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Matt Grobar, Deadline, 14 Aug. 2024
Starting in July, payments on loans borrowed for undergraduate school were set to be reduced from 10% to 5% of discretionary income for those enrolled in SAVE.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 25 June 2024
That would give them discretionary income of about $15,630, with their repayments currently capped at 10% of that, or about $130.25 a month.
—Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 25 June 2024
But few would argue that having some discretionary income doesn’t facilitate happiness to a certain degree.
—Andrea Kane, CNN, 28 July 2024
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“Discretionary income.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/discretionary%20income. Accessed 5 Oct. 2024.
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