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Posted: 2015-10-12T00:35:21Z | Updated: 2015-10-12T00:35:21Z This Couple Lives On 6% Of Their Income So They Can Give $100,000 A Year To Charity | HuffPost

This Couple Lives On 6% Of Their Income So They Can Give $100,000 A Year To Charity

This Couple Lives On 6% Of Their Income So They Can Give $100,000 A Year To Charity

Julia Wise is a social worker and her husband, Jeff Kaufman, is a software engineer. In 2013, their combined income was just under $245,000, putting them in the top 10% of US households. And yet, excluding taxes and savings, they lived on just $15,280, or 6.25% of their income.

 

What happened to the rest of their income, just under $100,000? They gave it to charity.

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