current warm rent 1750 €
Currently we save 2,400 € monthly.
This should then become new
Rate:
to be about 2200 €.
Generous: I’d say ancillary house costs 500 €
there still remain 1450 € possible additional savings rate per month.
From that, one can even cover the current difference of the wife from standard salary to parental allowance (1250€) and still 200 € possible savings rate remain, and all that AFTER a good standard of living.
That’s the crux of the matter here: the two manage to save just 2.4k with nearly 8k income per month (including special payments). That means 5.6k get spent every month. You have to manage that first and it certainly does not indicate that the two are particularly good at cutting back.
What restriction would be necessary in your opinion? If you currently calculate the rent, about 4150 euros are practically spent/saved every month for current and future living. And living well, if you can afford it, I find okay. That does not automatically mean that you cannot adapt your money to changed life circumstances.
Unlike some other threads, real construction costs are assumed here.