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    Question How much does it cost YOU to live?

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    So how much does it cost you to live without your extras?
    Rent, utilities, groceries?
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    Default Re: How much does it cost YOU to live?

    Rent: $425/mo
    Landline/internet: $110/mo
    Cell phone: $55/mo
    Utilities: $40 or less/mo
    Student loan: $55/mo
    (I don't have a car, monthly bus pass would be $42 but I walk everywhere)
    (I don't have cable, I stream online to save $)
    Groceries: $100-200/mo, depending how much I decide to splurge
    Pet care, cleaning supplies, toiletries, etc.: $100/mo

    BOOZE: $300+/month.

    Yes, booze has its own category. Sadly, I'm an alcoholic so it's not an extra. I live in Arizona, about an hour north of the border.

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    Default Re: How much does it cost YOU to live?

    rent: $1020
    power: $40-$90 depend
    tv: $20 I don't have cable, I never watch TV
    internet: $50
    car: $350
    car insurance: $150
    gas: $150
    cell: $80
    groceries: $300
    pet: $60

    So about $2,200 a month which is really not bad compared to when I was living in NYC and I didn't even have a car.
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    Default Re: How much does it cost YOU to live?

    Rent- $505
    Utilities(water, elec, sewage)- $60-$100...depending on the time of year
    Cell Phone- $25
    Pet care-$100
    ...this should go down when my puppy hits a year and I can purchase a year of heartworm for a $70 year from a low cost shot clinic...but for now its $17.50/mo, plus she doesnt eat cheap food...and she will eat less when she's an adult. Plus $30 of it is money that I put into my dog's own "health" saving account..I had a dog who got ill a few years ago and watched my parents spend thousands on her...so hopefully I will have a nice chunk saved up for mine if she develops any issues.
    Internet-$70
    but this will be going up to $99 in a month when the promotional price is over
    Car Insurance-$90
    Gas-$100 or usually way less less
    ...I live in a college town so I rarely use my car and walk/depend on the bus
    Food-$200
    Alcohol-$50...
    Most of this is from the few times I have friends over to party a month...Thank god for TJ's and cheap wine...plus the fact it only takes me about 1 drink to get drunk
    Perscription meds- $30

    Like courtney I also save money on cable but streaming online but if I didnt know how that'd be an extra $70....I was surprised when I had a few friends come over last week they didnt know how to find movies/tv shows online...I thought everyone did...I have a hdmi cable I bought on newegg so I can hook my laptop straight to my flatscreen and they we in awe....lol


    Also Expenses I plan to add...my parents still pay for my insurance...but I'm on an independent plan so I probably will be paying for it myself soon because I don't need them too and would like to be completely independent so that will be about $200/mo but it includes dental + medical
    -I will probably be increasing my phone plan too for SMs phone feature so that'll be and extra $15/mon

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    Default Re: How much does it cost YOU to live?

    Rent:$1,880 (covered by Hubby's military career)
    Utilities: unsure (included in rent)
    Cable/Net/Phone: $150
    Car: $389
    Insurance: $139
    Groceries:$400 included in hubby's military pay, not take home pay(we usually live off $200 lol)
    Gas: $100 (we don't go very far)
    Vanilla Business Supplies: $50-100 (including products needed, and hosting for my site which I pay monthly)
    Business Insurance: Paid every 3-4 months $500 a year split
    Entertainment: I do mainly house parties so...$50 a month?

    I only pay for the cable/net/phone bill and my supplies and insurance so, it costs me about $300 a month to live lol. Of course, I always spend more on entertainment and eating out. I need to stop eating out so much. Basically, I live worry free thanks to hubby's career for now.
    Last edited by kortneykay; 11-12-2013 at 11:40 PM.

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    Default Re: How much does it cost YOU to live?

    Quote Originally Posted by kortneykay View Post
    Of course, I always spend more on entertainment and eating out. I need to stop eating out so much.
    ....my problem....I would eat out breakfast, lunch and dinner if i had the chance....
    On the flip side though if my boyfriend didn't live with me my grocery budget could probably be cut to $75/month....I have no problem eating the same thing every day..like pasta + alfredo sauce haha...plus I dont eat as much as a 21 year old man....'
    The only reason I eat out is pure laziness lol

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    Default Re: How much does it cost YOU to live?

    Rent: £425
    Council Tax: £132
    Utilities: £87
    Internet: £26 (will be more soooon!)
    TV Licence: £12
    Food: £200ish.
    Pet food (I keep fishes!) / travel / phone top-ups / toiletries: £100ish.

    = £982ish per month.

    I don't drive, I don't own any car, I walk most places, I don't drink or smoke... oh! Although I do confess to the ocaaaaaaaaasional *odd* smoke, lmao.




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    Default Re: How much does it cost YOU to live?

    Rent is $1K. Car payment, insurance, household bills all combined make about another $1K. Groceries & other stuff is about $600-$800 but varies widely. So rounded up, about $3K altogether.

    This is for a family of 4 in Canada! We're renting from our in-laws so we have a NICE townhouse for cheap, otherwise rent would likely be $2K+.

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    Quote Originally Posted by kortneykay View Post
    Rent:$1,600 (covered by Hubby's military career)
    Quote Originally Posted by Smurfette View Post
    otherwise rent would likely be $2K+.
    Quote Originally Posted by JoJoX View Post
    rent: $1020
    ...my measly $500 rent check this month will be so much easier to write now lol

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    Quote Originally Posted by Missbeth View Post
    ...my measly $500 rent check this month will be so much easier to write now lol
    Sooo jelly!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Missbeth View Post
    ...my measly $500 rent check this month will be so much easier to write now lol
    I saw your amount and thought, fuck, I need to move back to Florida haha. Yeah, and the thing is, I plan on staying in the area when I do move out. The cheapest I can find is $1,200 and that's room shares and nore more than a 1 bdrm 700sqft apartment or townhome, utilities rarely included. I used to live in Indiana and my rent was $425 for a newly renovated 1bdrm...oh those were the days. And to think all this time I could still be living there and banking.

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    Default Re: How much does it cost YOU to live?

    monthly..
    Rent: $400 ( 800, but split with the bf)
    utilities : around $150-200
    groceries : $200-300
    car payment: $186
    phone:$45
    medication:$800
    gas: $200
    hair/makeup/nails:$300 at the very least

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    Default Re: How much does it cost YOU to live?

    Okay, who's gonna start a spinner thread to this one? "How much do you WISH it cost for you to "really" live? hehe. Extravagance honies!

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    Default Re: How much does it cost YOU to live?

    Family of 3
    Mortgage-$1200
    Gas/elec-$250
    Water-$40
    Phones-$100
    Cable/net-$135
    Food- $400
    Mommy fees- $300 ..gosh it ranges (this month my kid got lady gaga tickts)
    Pet care-$150 (my pets plus I take in stray kitties and find them homes)

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    At the moment it's minimum. Partner paying mortgage and bills, and my mobile contract is in his name. I used the landline this month which came to £24 but that's a one-off.
    Petrol (gas!) costs me around £70 a month.. Food about £60-£70 a month (cook from scratch and very thrifty)!
    Car maintainence costs me around £400 -£600 a year but I'm selling one of my vehicles so that'll go down mega. Pet food around £10 a month...Vets bills around £300 a year...
    Booze &vapes about £40 a week.. I know this is all a bit muddled.
    It'll go up soon as I'm renting from a friend when I leave my partner. (sad face for leaving him more than for money-I'll just work more, which'll help me not be sad, if anything)!
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    Quote Originally Posted by kortneykay View Post
    Okay, who's gonna start a spinner thread to this one? "How much do you WISH it cost for you to "really" live? hehe. Extravagance honies!
    Luxurious and free of charge.

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    That!! ^
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    Default Re: How much does it cost YOU to live?

    mortgage: $200
    heating, hot water: $115ish (october-april otherwise it's like $28 for the hot water, and the base fee of the heating even if it's not used)
    electric: $25
    water: $12
    gas (for cooking): $8
    internet, tv, telepone (unlimited): $29
    student loan: $27
    insurance of the flat, trash, lighting, heatin in the block etc: $35

    Food, toiletries, cleaning supplies: varies, I'm hunting sales. Like in the past week we only spent like 10$ on food because we stocked up before and I could cook with what we had, for example today I roasted a duck, with potatoes we bought them on sale before 5$ for the duck, 1$ for the potatoes, the freezer is always stocked up with ingredients.
    Same with washing powder for example. Last time I bought washing powder it was a year ago for like 25$ a big box on sale, and we still didn't run out of it. Or when there is some buy 1 get 2 sale we stock up for a whole year... Cat food is the same, I buy a 10-20 kg bag of Orijen, which lasts for months.
    So for these I cannot say any amount per month it really depends on sale.

    I LOVE to see how much I didn't pay. (well this is the problem with clothes sale. I don't care how much I do pay, I only watch how much I don't pay. OMG 30% OFF Look, 30% OFF!!!!!!)
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    Default Re: How much does it cost YOU to live?

    Hmm. I'm pretty frugal to begin with... so,
    monthly..
    Rent: $650
    utilities (cable, internet, electric, heating): usually about $200
    phone:$90
    gas: $200
    car: $50 (insurance)
    pet stuff: $50
    self-care (tanning, hair, etc): $100

    so... about $1200 or so. Give or take.

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    Default Re: How much does it cost YOU to live?

    About 3 grand a month! I hate it!..LOL.. I even trimmed down from 4500 a month, so I didn't have to work so much..
    So my bills are:

    Mortgage: 660 was 1200 due to loan modification
    Car Payment: 455
    Car Insurance 140
    Gas 100-200 going back and forth to pick up my son from dad's
    Child Support: 260
    Electric: 200
    Water, Garbage and Sewer: 80
    Food: 400
    Other business: 120
    Organic produce Delivery : 120 give or take
    Cable/phone/internet: 140
    Cell phone : 10
    Legal : 17
    Revolving Loan: 130
    I think that's about it!
    I am in Florida

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    Default Re: How much does it cost YOU to live?

    Family of 3
    Mortgage-$1200
    Gas/elec-$250
    Water-$40
    Phones-$100
    Cable/net-$135
    Food- $400
    Mommy fees- $300 ..gosh it ranges (this month my kid got lady gaga tickts)
    Pet care-$150 (my pets plus I take in stray kitties and find them homes)

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    Default Re: How much does it cost YOU to live?

    Rent: $700 - $300, because part of the rent is given to me = $400
    Groceries: $250 - $400
    Electricity: $40-$100
    Internet: $30
    Other expenses (recurring fees): $117
    Savings to move: About $800 - $1,000
    Cable is free and parents' pay for phone.
    I walk everywhere, so no car fees.

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    Default Re: How much does it cost YOU to live?

    Rent- $1715
    Utilities/cable/internet- $280
    Phones- $170
    Car payment- $217
    Gas- $120
    Renter's/Car insurance- $120
    School- $300
    Food- $300
    Entertainment- $400 (about $100 every Sunday)
    Housekeeper- $100
    Personal grooming- $500
    Misc. expenses- $200ish

    Gaw. I feel expensive now. This includes my husband and myself, in an affluent suburb of Cleveland. No kids, no pets.

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    Default Re: How much does it cost YOU to live?

    Rent: $800
    Utilities/Bill Payments: $400
    Groceries: $400
    Misc./Entertainment: $300
    Toiletries/Cleaning Supplies/Pet Supplies: $100
    Savings: $500




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    Default Re: How much does it cost YOU to live?

    Rent £340
    Phone £60 - 80 (can sometimes be more if i go over my plan)
    Heating £150
    Debts £300
    Travel £60
    Food £100 - £150 ( i eat out a lot)

    Roughly: £1000

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