[integra00]

Every Month it seems that food and gas account for about 40% of my paycheck. I feel like that a ridiculous amount. I've tried eating out less and buying groceries but the numbers just seem to even out anyway. What do you guys spend the most on monthly ?

[Torx]

from most expensive to least.

1) car loan, school loan, rent/util, hookers

2) insurance, cable bill, credit card

3) cell, giganews, gas/food

if it wasnt for my pc repair and side hustles, i dunno how i'd make it.

[Scrubbin_Bubbles]

From Most to least

1) Rent
2) Credit Cards
3) Cell Phone

[MaesterB]

1) Mortgage.
2) Groceries
3) Heating costs.

[MSP]

1) Debt reduction
2) Mortgage
3) Groceries
4) Car payment

In that order. My mortgage is only about $1100 a month, and we're currently pounding $1500 a month towards debt. Groceries and household items are probably about $800 a month, followed by my car payment at $425. Below that we probably spend $300-400 or so a month eating out. Ridiculous...

[-Sevendust-]

My wife
Mortgage
Beer / smokes
Car payment

[log1c]

Rent, about 3/7 of my paycheck...

Food, otherwise. I spend way too much on food... eating out... groceries. Ugh, it makes me sick, but I can't stop it.

[mistawiskas]

*1) Taxes......................................600+
2) Transportation..........................600
3) Rent.......................................500 (good deal)
4) Debt reduction..........................400
*5) Utilities....................................300
*6) Food and sundries.....................250 (for two)
*7) personal loan............................150
*8 )Insurances...............................150
*9) Dr. bills.... .............................100
......... total...........................$3050
current income (for two)..$2500
income per month last year $4500
(*)= what gets comprimised every single month because 1+1=2

[log1c]

Originally Posted by mistawiskas

*1) Taxes......................................600
2) Transportation..........................600
3) Rent.......................................500 (good deal)
4) Debt reduction..........................400
*5) Utilities....................................300
*6) Food and sundries.....................250 (for two)
*7) personal loan............................150
*8 )Insurances...............................150
*9) Dr. bills.... .............................100
......... total...........................$3050
current income (for two)..$2500
income per month last year $4500
(*)= what gets comprimised every single month because 1+1=2

I keep track of expenses, so I'll just do a rough estimate of what I have spent last few months:

1. Taxes .............................. $1150
2. Insurance...........................$160
3. Rent..................................$1200
4. Utilities...............................$150
5. Student Loan......................$175
6. Food..................................$500
7. Gas....................................$125
8. Phone................................$60
9. Dry Cleaning........................$80
10. Other**............................$250
11. Savings.............................$800
______
total $4650

current income ..................$4950/month


Other** Stuff like charitable givings, membership dues, clothes/shoes, movies/dates, etc.

[mistawiskas]

[rant]
I too have to keep track of expenses. It was still inadequate when i was making 4500 a month and having a good chunk to put towards retirement. I got hit twice from "bubbles bursting' and lost retirement funds both times. Now I had a chunk put away when this housing bubble burst and now it's all gone. Three steps forward and four steps back.
This is supposed to be the busy time of year for my occupation and there is very little work to do. I'm fearfull of this winter. It has been suggested to "change carreers". That is all fine and dandy for one's that haven't 30+years invested and are under 30 as they can gain educations/certs and still be marketable/in demand. try competing for jobs against an overabundance of -30 year olds when you're past 50. The phrase: "a rock and a hard place" comes to mind. When you atre up to your ass in aligators......it's awefull hard to think of how you are going to drain the swamp. This shit hit so fast, one month 3900 bux income and the next 500. The on the job injury fucked me big time. It all happened at the same time and workmen's comp is no help....may be a lawsuit coming reguarding that. Then a theft of essential tools from a job.....still haven't recieved any restitution from that. I've lost heart and am becoming jaded when it comes to the work ethic I grew up with. I did not work my ass off for 40+ years to end up like this. [/rant]

[XEN]

1. Student Loans
2. Gas (I drive 40 miles 5 days a week.)
3. Food/Smokes

[hans5849]

1. Rent $760
2. Food $300
3. Gas $150
4. Credit Card Depending on how much I pay
5. Insurance (Renters and Car) $100
6. Electricity/Cell Phone/Internet $60 Each

[ivwshane]

Mortgage $2200 My wife and I split it
Food $300
Gas $160 for me and about $400 for my wife
Utilities $150
cell phones $20
Internet, home phone, $7
cable $50

Other than the mortgage we have no debt

[smirnoff]

Rent 550 (includes everything)
Food 225 avg
Internet 45
Phone 25
MovieByMail 30
_____

875$/month

[MSP]

I forgot about gasoline. For both vehicles we spend about $320 a month.

[Bear]

1) Rent
2) Credit Cards (for school)
3) Electric

[Torx]

logic, hook me up with a job in ATL.

[SoulAssassin]

Mortgage - $900
Car - $300
Internet - $45
Groceries - ~$200
Energy - ~$100
Phone - $15
Beer/Cigs - varies
Can't really gauge gas as I get reimbursed but I've averaged $160 a month since I got the civic. (was ~$400)

[Mr. Ali]

since i live at home:

car loan $260 (should be paid off this year, then I will start paying monthly for health insurance)
gas/electricity ~$200
other utilities $100
gas/food/credit card $500

[mistawiskas]

Since my drop in income, gas comes out of the food budget.