How much money...

VelvetMorning
VelvetMorning Posts: 398 Member
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Do you need to live the way you currently do per month? (Diet, home bills, entertainment bills, misc $)

I'm just curious!
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  • Pandora_King
    Pandora_King Posts: 153
    $5000
    Rent/Bills: $1700
    Food: $500
    Pets: $300
    Entertainment: $500
    Clothes/Books/Stuff/Games: $1000
    Necessities: $500
    Gas: $200
    Misc: $300
  • TheSwollMinister
    TheSwollMinister Posts: 246 Member
    Not counting what I put into retirement and re-invest into my business every month I come up with about 2800.
  • heylookitsval
    heylookitsval Posts: 1,141 Member
    $2500/month
  • Kevalicious99
    Kevalicious99 Posts: 1,131 Member
    I live for about $1800 a month.
  • Dino_bacon2112
    Dino_bacon2112 Posts: 341 Member
    I live on about $1900 a month right now but having some extra to spend when emergencies come up would be nice.
  • mayaocean
    mayaocean Posts: 355 Member
    About 350
  • Lindsay_1984
    Lindsay_1984 Posts: 85 Member
    This is how my budget ended up for the month of November 2013

    Water Bill $31.96
    Rent $702.00
    Car Loan $450.00
    Cell Phone $38.00
    Electric Bill $78.68
    Internet Bill $29.99
    Gasoline $194.81
    Grocery/Entertainment $453.36

    TOTAL $1,978.80

    I REALLY need to get rid of that huge car payment!
  • Jimaudit
    Jimaudit Posts: 275
    We average about $7,100 per month in total bills (including credit card expenditures and daycare). We carry no credit card balance from month to month so that is a big bill each month. But I do get about 3,500 a year in cash back on my Amex card.
  • TheSwollMinister
    TheSwollMinister Posts: 246 Member
    About 350

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  • mayaocean
    mayaocean Posts: 355 Member
    About 350

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    A weir?
  • Timshel_
    Timshel_ Posts: 22,834 Member
    About $12000
  • Lindsay_1984
    Lindsay_1984 Posts: 85 Member
    We average about $7,100 per month in total bills (including credit card expenditures and daycare). We carry no credit card balance from month to month so that is a big bill each month. But I do get about 3,500 a year in cash back on my Amex card.
    About $12000

    Y'all are making me feel poor! LOL
  • Jimaudit
    Jimaudit Posts: 275
    About $12000

    And I thought we spend a lot of money!
  • jclist1
    jclist1 Posts: 87 Member
    With mortgage, insurance, bills, daycare, etc...between $6500-$7000 per month.
  • Timshel_
    Timshel_ Posts: 22,834 Member
    About $12000

    And I thought we spend a lot of money!

    Figure in health insurances, life insurances, kids, investments, etc along with other monthly expenses and I bet everyone's would go up more. Luckily some of that is pre-tax so the money is working harder and smarter.
  • faceoff4
    faceoff4 Posts: 1,599 Member
    About $12000

    Sadly my monthly AMEX bill alone is over this :(
  • GadgetGuy2
    GadgetGuy2 Posts: 291 Member
    About 350

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    Don't forget, some people don't pay their own living expenses. Others make those payments, presumably for good reasons (family, fun, legal ruling, etc.)
  • Timshel_
    Timshel_ Posts: 22,834 Member
    Sadly my monthly AMEX bill alone is over this :(

    I used to put everything on AMEX for the cash back, but they limit to certain purchases and payments now. Still do a lot through it and get back a nice chunk of change the end of each year.
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  • angel7472
    angel7472 Posts: 317 Member
    around $7000 between mortgage, car, insurance, groceries, utilities, and necessities for everyone in the house (2 adults 2 teenagers and 1 tween)
  • mayaocean
    mayaocean Posts: 355 Member
    I live at home, so $310


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    me too. let's procreate
  • digitalbill
    digitalbill Posts: 1,410 Member
    Takehome pay in my house (after insurance, retirement, and taxes) is about $6,000.00 per month.
    This pays for a mortgage on a house, two car payments, and all the other fun crap that comes with living.
  • awtume9
    awtume9 Posts: 423 Member
    Dang.... my boyfriend and I live off of about $3500 together... barely scraping by.
  • Bownzi
    Bownzi Posts: 423 Member
    LOL... No comment...:bigsmile:
  • digitalbill
    digitalbill Posts: 1,410 Member
    Dang.... my boyfriend and I live off of about $3500 together... barely scraping by.
    where you live comes into play also.
    Living in Manhatten on 3500 would be impossible.
    Living in Boise, you would be living large.
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  • mayaocean
    mayaocean Posts: 355 Member
    I live at home, so $310


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    me too. let's procreate

    that's probably not a great idea

    it's okay. we live in ontario. we can get on dat dere welfare and take the bus everywhere (i have a car tho, so we're good... i got you booboo)
  • awtume9
    awtume9 Posts: 423 Member
    Dang.... my boyfriend and I live off of about $3500 together... barely scraping by.
    where you live comes into play also.
    Living in Manhatten on 3500 would be impossible.
    Living in Boise, you would be living large.

    Lol you are very right. We live in Nevada and the cost of living isn't bad but student loans are a b!tch
  • ldrosophila
    ldrosophila Posts: 7,512 Member
    we were doing about $3500 plus money for savings, but now that the BF lost his job that is all about to change plus a baby in a month :sad:
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