Your Paycheck After Taxes: 7 Ways to Stretch It Photo by The New York Public Library on Unsplash Do you remember your first payday? It might have been from your job in high school, and it was time to collect your first-ever paycheck after working for two weeks. You opened it (or logged online) to see that glorious number — but thanks to taxes, it was less than what you expected when you multiply your salary by the hours you worked.  Taxes vary by state, but in Mississippi, the state with the lowest median income of $45,792 per year, residents who earn that amount only walk away with $36,989. That’s…