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amother
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Sun, Aug 11 2019, 2:16 pm
How much do you spend every month? How many cars do you have and how much rent/taxes do you have to pay? I am asking because I want to see if we spend too much.
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amother
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Sun, Aug 11 2019, 2:30 pm
Can you afford what you spend and do you put anything away?
It is not about how much others spend. What others do is irrelevant.
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rivkam
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Sun, Aug 11 2019, 2:34 pm
Yes, as the above poster said it's about working out if you are affording your current lifestyle. If not, there's loads of ways to cut down on different things.
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amother
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Sun, Aug 11 2019, 3:22 pm
We spend about 3k a month
Rent and Utilities $1100
Food $500
Car Payments and Insurance (2 cars, a necessity with our schedule and jobs) $500
Gas $200
Heath Insurance $250 (only for dh, I’m on my parents)
Student Loans $100
Household Stuff, Misc, Clothes $300
Tzedaka $100 minimum depending on month...
We live very simply and both of us are working but not making a lot because we are starting out in our fields. I’m due in a few months and no idea how we are gonna add daycare to our budget
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Amarante
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Sun, Aug 11 2019, 4:36 pm
What difference does it make what someone else spends because they will live in a different place and have different income and will also probably be in a different stage of life.
All anyone can advise is to save as much as possible without denying yourself what you can reasonably afford.
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amother
Bisque
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Sun, Aug 11 2019, 5:04 pm
amother [ Slateblue ] wrote: | We spend about 3k a month
Rent and Utilities $1100
Food $500
Car Payments and Insurance (2 cars, a necessity with our schedule and jobs) $500
Gas $200
Heath Insurance $250 (only for dh, I’m on my parents)
Student Loans $100
Household Stuff, Misc, Clothes $300
Tzedaka $100 minimum depending on month...
We live very simply and both of us are working but not making a lot because we are starting out in our fields. I’m due in a few months and no idea how we are gonna add daycare to our budget |
That seems like a lot of tzedaka for your situation.
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amother
Red
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Sun, Aug 11 2019, 5:10 pm
amother [ Bisque ] wrote: | That seems like a lot of tzedaka for your situation. | actually seems like less than maaser
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amother
Mistyrose
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Sun, Aug 11 2019, 6:01 pm
amother [ Red ] wrote: | actually seems like less than maaser |
$100/month tzedaka is appropriate if your combined Net income is 12K annually.
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amother
Rose
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Sun, Aug 11 2019, 6:39 pm
1700 rent
150 utilities
150 public transportation
150 household supplies
100 clothes
1100 ma’aser
300 insurance
800 food
50 chag fund
180 restaurants
120 biweekly cleaning lady
500 vacation
40 mikvah, haircuts
25 gym memberships
10 books
Plus 15-20% of our gross income into savings
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Maryann
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Sun, Aug 11 2019, 7:26 pm
amother [ Slateblue ] wrote: | We spend about 3k a month
Rent and Utilities $1100
Food $500
Car Payments and Insurance (2 cars, a necessity with our schedule and jobs) $500
Gas $200
Heath Insurance $250 (only for dh, I’m on my parents)
Student Loans $100
Household Stuff, Misc, Clothes $300
Tzedaka $100 minimum depending on month...
We live very simply and both of us are working but not making a lot because we are starting out in our fields. I’m due in a few months and no idea how we are gonna add daycare to our budget |
Do you buy food?
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amother
Mistyrose
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Sun, Aug 11 2019, 7:35 pm
Maryann wrote: | Do you buy food? |
amother [ Slateblue ] wrote:
We spend about 3k a month
Rent and Utilities $1100
Food $500
Car Payments and Insurance (2 cars, a necessity with our schedule and jobs) $500
Gas $200
Heath Insurance $250 (only for dh, I’m on my parents)
Student Loans $100
Household Stuff, Misc, Clothes $300
Tzedaka $100 minimum depending on month...
We live very simply and both of us are working but not making a lot because we are starting out in our fields. I’m due in a few months and no idea how we are gonna add daycare to our budget Sad
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amother
Slateblue
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Sun, Aug 11 2019, 7:41 pm
Maryann wrote: | Do you buy food? |
Yes, we definitely do! Second thing on my list
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amother
Slateblue
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Sun, Aug 11 2019, 7:42 pm
amother [ Rose ] wrote: | 1700 rent
150 utilities
150 public transportation
150 household supplies
100 clothes
1100 ma’aser
300 insurance
800 food
50 chag fund
180 restaurants
120 biweekly cleaning lady
500 vacation
40 mikvah, haircuts
25 gym memberships
10 books
Plus 15-20% of our gross income into savings |
Can I ask what you guys do for a living?
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amother
Slateblue
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Sun, Aug 11 2019, 7:45 pm
amother [ Mistyrose ] wrote: | $100/month tzedaka is appropriate if your combined Net income is 12K annually. |
Yes we are giving a lot less than maaser right now, but since we are living paycheck to paycheck and paying Bonei Olam back for fertility treatments...in our situation it’s what we can do right now. We are getting back on our feet after a lot of medical expenses so we hope to be able to give full maaser soon.
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amother
Rose
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Sun, Aug 11 2019, 9:00 pm
amother [ Slateblue ] wrote: | Can I ask what you guys do for a living? |
DH is a credit research analyst at a rating agency ($130k) and I started a small business ($35k so far)
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amother
Green
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Sun, Aug 11 2019, 11:22 pm
I don't remember exactly how much we spent as a young couple, but we lived very simply and saved as much as we could. We rented a studio apartment which we furnished sparsely with Ikea furniture and had 1 car. We cooked most of our own food and went out to eat only rarely. We didn't have children right away and we were able to save enough to put down a down payment on a house within 3 years, by the time I was pregnant with our oldest child.
This is the best time for you to save as much as possible before you have other commitments and responsibilities! Children are wonderful, but they're expensive even before you need to start paying tuition. JMHO
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amother
Natural
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Mon, Aug 12 2019, 3:02 am
These costs totally depends on where you live!!!
Our rent is 600 euros per month.. you could never have such a low rent in NY.
Here's our spending list:
Income after taxes : 2100 euros (me), 750 euros (dh)
Rent 600
Electricity, internet, phones: 80
Food: 250
Other things: 50-200 depends on the month or what we need
Car: 180
Health insurance : 104 (him), mine is paid from my income before taxes
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amother
Cerulean
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Mon, Aug 12 2019, 9:27 am
amother [ Rose ] wrote: | DH is a credit research analyst at a rating agency ($130k) and I started a small business ($35k so far) |
If you feel comfortable answering - what level is your DH at? I also work at a CRA and always wondered how my salary compared to others.
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shmosmom
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Mon, Aug 12 2019, 9:33 am
amother [ Slateblue ] wrote: | We spend about 3k a month
Rent and Utilities $1100
Food $500
Car Payments and Insurance (2 cars, a necessity with our schedule and jobs) $500
Gas $200
Heath Insurance $250 (only for dh, I’m on my parents)
Student Loans $100
Household Stuff, Misc, Clothes $300
Tzedaka $100 minimum depending on month...
We live very simply and both of us are working but not making a lot because we are starting out in our fields. I’m due in a few months and no idea how we are gonna add daycare to our budget |
Sounds like you're doing a good job. 2 cars insurance included for $500 is great. Food $500 is pretty good too, do you go away most shabbosim? I'm spending closer to $800.
Not bad for health insurance either, DH quote was a lot higher.
Wondering where you guys live.
Regarding upcoming baby...basha'ah tovah! I was super worried about this too but somehow it worked itself out. Probably faith more than budget on this end.
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amother
Lavender
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Mon, Aug 12 2019, 10:00 am
shmosmom wrote: | Sounds like you're doing a good job. 2 cars insurance included for $500 is great. Food $500 is pretty good too, do you go away most shabbosim? I'm spending closer to $800.
Not bad for health insurance either, DH quote was a lot higher.
Wondering where you guys live.
Regarding upcoming baby...basha'ah tovah! I was super worried about this too but somehow it worked itself out. Probably faith more than budget on this end. |
$800? For 2 people?
We aim for $300 for 2 people. If we're being splurgy then we can spend closer to $400, but that rarely happens. It's usually around $350.
Even $500 seems high to me
ETA: this is NOT Meant to be a "I spend less than you post". You seem to be surprised that someone is spending $500 😀 so I'm saying that even if u splurge I don't get there lol
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