Discretionary income: Definition, how to calculate it and how it impacts your budget
Understanding discretionary income can help you with your budgeting strategy.
3 min read
May 24, 2021
Sean Jackson
Contributing Writer
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- Personal finance
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- Personal finance contributor at Bankrate
- Covers budgeting, saving money and other personal finance topics
Experience
Sean Jackson is a creative copywriter living in Florida. He’s written articles for Realtor.com, CNET and ZDNet. In his spare time, he enjoys hiking, improv, photography and failing miserably at dancing.