Rent: 330
Utilities: 70
Food/Gas/ miscellaneous: 400

I spent about 800/month.

10/25/2007 3:22:30 PM

too fucking much. i know that much.

10/25/2007 3:37:31 PM

$1100/month

10/25/2007 3:39:10 PM

Mortgage/Taxes: $2300

Utilities: $250

Food: $100 (gf buys most of it)

Gas: $50 (company gas $ for in town stuff)

Liquor: $240

Misc Bullshit: $500 (includes home improvement bullshit, etc.)

My car is paid for but I take 500 a month and put it away for a new one since im on car allowance.

10/25/2007 3:39:35 PM

too fucking much

10/25/2007 4:16:22 PM

i'm pretty sure i spend more at the bars than i do on food

which is fine - i hate eating out

10/25/2007 4:22:36 PM

Quote :

"Mortgage/Taxes: $2300"

Where do you live? That is a pretty damn expensive mortgage for a college/post-college aged kid... And how are your utilities so low if your mortgage is that high too? That's less utilities than I paid for in a 765 sq ft 1 BR apartment...

[Edited on October 25, 2007 at 4:26 PM. Reason : x]

10/25/2007 4:25:14 PM

Cat Food - $10
Cell phone bill - $60
College Foundation - $50
Credit Card #1 - $27
Credit Card #2 - usually whatever the balance is... ~$29
Food - ~$100
Gas - ~$200
Rent - $0
Utilities - $0
Bars - $20ish

10/25/2007 4:25:53 PM

Why on gods earth would anyone pay $300 in HOA fees with a $1300 mortgage?

What the holy hell?

10/25/2007 4:28:43 PM

Rent: $285
Utilities: ~ $90
Food: ~ $225
Gas: ~ $100
Beer/Etc: $75

It would appear that it's the food that's getting you. Buy microwavable stuff in bulk. It's not as good, but you save money and don't have to spend a lot of time preparing it.

[Edited on October 25, 2007 at 4:31 PM. Reason : adsf]

10/25/2007 4:29:06 PM

Quote :

"Why on gods earth would anyone pay $300 in HOA fees with a $1300 mortgage?"

Not to mention what the fuck kind of neighborhood HOA charges $300/month. My parents live in a pretty upper class community in the Bay Area and that is about what they get charged per YEAR.

[Edited on October 25, 2007 at 4:33 PM. Reason : x]

10/25/2007 4:30:51 PM

Oh, good, another thread that's degenerated into bitching about HOAs.

10/25/2007 4:31:59 PM

a good amount... maybe 2000?

10/25/2007 4:34:11 PM

This isn't bitching about HOAs dumbass, it's bitching about paying $300 month living in a place where the mortgage is $1300 month.

It's like spending several hundred dollars on the super ultra deluxe detail job on your '89 accord monthly. Why?

10/25/2007 4:48:31 PM

10/25/2007 4:50:30 PM

Quote :

"Why on gods earth would anyone pay $300 in HOA fees"

mine just increased to over 400/mo

10/25/2007 5:15:18 PM

hmmm..


Rent: 525
Utilities (water/electric/internet) ~125
Gasoline: 25 ( i hardly drive)
Food: 400 (eat out alot)
Girlfriend: 100
Booze: 75
maintenance and shit: 50

total 1300

10/25/2007 5:21:40 PM

What does that $400 a month include? How much is your mortgage?

10/25/2007 5:22:49 PM

it includes keeping the pool and grounds nice and clean, maintenance on the building and other structures, complimentary valet parking (although i still tip them cause I'm sure they don't get paid a lot) and discounted dry cleaning services.

10/25/2007 5:25:28 PM

I pay $33 month for grounds and pool in one neighborhood and $40 month in the other. Granted, the townhouse folks I think pay closer to $75 because they get the immediate area around their property landscaped/mowed, etc. But $400, thats just stupid.

10/25/2007 5:32:44 PM

it's not stupid

i probably live in an area that has a higher cost of living, and also probably live in a more expensive building that has higher operating costs, amenities, and higher expected financial contributions of its tenants, of whom many are very financially well off.

10/25/2007 5:37:21 PM

mortgage: $980 - 550 rent from bf = $430
electric, gas, hoa: $200
Internet, phone, netflix, gas, food, and everything else goes on credit card ~$800

$1430 total

10/25/2007 5:46:06 PM

regarding the $300/mo for HOA - he's mentioned previously that it's temporarily raised because of a large lawsuit that happened recently

not including savings and investment stuff - somewhere in the 4-4.5k range depending on the month for me and the wife

10/25/2007 5:49:18 PM

Utilities: ~ $75

??
Try being poor

Poverty is motherfucking EXPENSIVE.

Oh you can't afford city water? HERE IS THE BILL FOR YOUR WATER PUMP MOTHERFUCKER

Oh your fridge uses too much power? You're going to have to buy your food fresh/hot? I HAVE COCK MADE OF SOLID COBRA VENOM, BEND OVER YOU PUSSY

Regretting that water pump yet? HERE, PAY 6 BUCKS TO WASH A LOAD OF JEANS EVERY DAY

Can't afford jeans? THAT'S FINE, TRY THE NEW AND IMPROVED BURLAP HOBOSHAWL, ABSORBS EVERYTHING FOREVER. THATS WHAT YOU GET YOU POOR FAGGOT MOTHERFUCKER

10/25/2007 5:58:46 PM