Your monthly expenses

[scue]

I was wondering if some people could outline their main monthly expenses for me..

like Housing, Hydro, Food, Phone/Cable/Internet etc..

thanks mega.

[project.one]

Hookers and Blow!

[clearist]

Originally Posted by project.one

Hookers and Blow!

beat me to it

[project.one]

Originally Posted by clearist

beat me to it

but really, what else do you need?

[mapleleaf4ever]

Umm... some V.S.O.P. and a box of Cohibas?

[scue]

Originally Posted by project.one

Hookers and Blow!

"must spread something"

but really, whoever doesn't account for this expense is just plain silly. I heard it's tax deductable.

[project.one]

Originally Posted by scue

"must spread something"

but really, whoever doesn't account for this expense is just plain silly. I heard it's tax deductable.

I just buy the bulk minute cards for the hookers. Saves me tons!

And the more coke I do, the less I have to eat, so who needs to spend money on silly food!

[baby-phat]

^ hahaha.. so very true! ;)

[mojo]

rent-300
food-300
car-200
gas-150
booze-50
tuition-400
mobile-50
misc-50

[ppcock]

rent is $1450 between myself and my roomie
$72.69 for internet, extreme speed and tv (i work for shaw :) )
hydro is $60.06 per month
phone is approx $60.00 per month (cell)
I drink a lot (lately 5 days a week), so weekly.. its about $100
I work at a bar.. cheap drinks :)
food $200
smokes, who knows.
records, video games, gear; $200

Not bad for yaletown living and convinience.

[-evil-duerr-]

gummy bears - 30$
pipecleaners - 2$
cheeseburgers - 73$
chocolate milk - 5$
crack cocaine - 50$
random fish from the pet store - 15$
life size cardboard cut out of Lando Calrissian - 40$

[LDUB]

Mortgage - $750/month ($375 bi-weekly - less interest!)
Strata Fees - $175/month
Landline/TV/Internet - $60/month
Cell phone - $35 month
Hydro - $27/month (billed bi-monthly)
Insurance - $20/month
Food - $125-200/month
Bus Pass - $69/month (just because everyone else is adding their car!)

Rest is split between fun and savings.

[galaxie]

loans $310 bi-weekly
car $100 bi-weekly
car insurance $200
credit card $150(+)
gas $100
food $150
cell $80
gym $40
allowance $100 bi-weekly

everything left over goes straiiiiight on to my credit card =\

[SEAN!]

320 car pym, 225 insurance 60 cellphone..thats about it for my regular costs. it usually cost about 50 bucks a week for gas too.

[LLaaUUrrYYn]

Car insurance 1 - $155
Car insurance 2 - $155
Student Loan 1 - $150
Student Loan 2 - $150
Telus (cell ) - $60
Telus (internet/landline) - $60
Car payment - $234
Groceries - $150
Gas - $60
Misc (rrsp,visa,etc) - $400
Entertainment - $200

TOTAL - $1714

Yea..thank god my boyfriend pays the rent and heat/hydro and buys most the groceries.

LIVE WITH YOUR PARENTS FOREVER IF POSSIBLE!!

I've lived on my own since I was 17 (or with a roomy) and it seriously makes it harder to save money to buy a house/car etc. I have alot of friends who are lucky to live at home and pay nothing! I keep telling them that this is the time to buy a nice vehicle and pay it off in a couple years...or save up a down payment for a house. So freaking lucky.

[frontline]

600 rent. 350 Truck Payment. 250 Insurance. 300 Food. 100+ Cell. Internet/Cable 89. Gas 250 Month

[Carrie]

there are many different budgets but a good one to go by is this.

35% of your income for Rent
15% for Car Payment
15% for Food
10% for Car Insurance
10% for Savings
5% for Utilities
5% for Clothing
5% for Entertainment

you can adjust for your income, if you don't have a car etc.

I try to go by this budget.

[tamara]

yea...i lived with my ex for 3 yrs...and now i live at home....its kinda shitty cuz i have to o bide by the rules but it is way cheaper than before....now i can actually start to save money...

[SouthMasonry]

SHUT UP and EAT POO EVERYONE. LIVE WITH ANYONE YA'll DEAD SOON ENUFF> PEACE ***** HOSSSSSSSSSSSSS

[neoh]

$1250 - rent
$800 - credit cards
$400 - groceries
$300 - cigerettes
$300 - insurance
$300 - eating out
$250 - hydro
$100 - gas
$100 - cellphone
$100 - booze
$40 - internet

[Revolver]

Originally Posted by neoh

$1250 - rent
$800 - credit cards
$400 - groceries
$300 - cigerettes
$300 - insurance
$300 - eating out
$250 - hydro
$100 - gas
$100 - cellphone
$100 - booze
$40 - internet

wow man thats alot of money spent on a monthly basis!!!!

imagine how much you could invest if you paid off all your credit cards!..

lol....what you spend in a month, i could travel around the world in 3.

[Veni*C]

mabie its just me.. but 150-200/mo does not seem like alot of money a month for food... mabie i just eat alot... lol.. i dont even know how much i spend on food.. but i know its deffinatly alot more than that!

[ppcock]

$1250 rent in langley!? what the fuck? 8 bedroom mansion?

[neoh]

Originally Posted by Revolver

wow man thats alot of money spent on a monthly basis!!!!

imagine how much you could invest if you paid off all your credit cards!..

lol....what you spend in a month, i could travel around the world in 3.

I pay off my credit cards every month. ;)

[neoh]

Originally Posted by ppcock

$1250 rent in langley!? what the fuck? 8 bedroom mansion?

2 bedroom house on 5 acres, right downtown.