A good friend of mine told me to save $60 for ever $400 you make. That's about 15%. She knows her stuff because she worked 100% as an independent contractor last year. She said that even though she made enough to be in the 25% tax bracket, all her expense deductions knocked her tax bill down to about 15% of what she made. I personally wouldn't save more than 25% and I would stay between 15 and 20%.
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