List every single expense of living on your own

[Pootie 10+ year member]

You don't buy those things every week do you?
I guess because I live alone it's different. One roll of paper towels will last me a month.

No but I do have a roommate also factor in random assholes and skanks that stop by from time to time using up my accomodies.

 

[_DjScrew_ 5,000+ posts]

This is my first year.. here's my list

rent

electric

water

gas

food

pet (vet visits aren't cheap for a sick puppy =/ )

car payment

gas for car

maintenance on car (oil changes done by me to save cash)

cell phone

internet

trash service (we aren't annexed .. another 20/month)

That's all I can think of atm.

 

[MikeofTulsa Moderator]

750/mo - rent

300/mo - rental (couch and washer/dryer)

150/mo - cable/internet/phone

120/mo - electric

100/mo - natural gas

280/mo - car payment

100/mo - insurance

400/mo - groceries

120/mo - gas for car

40/mo - water

2360/mo

 

[_DjScrew_ 5,000+ posts]

750/mo - rent300/mo - rental (couch and washer/dryer)

150/mo - cable/internet/phone

120/mo - electric

100/mo - natural gas

280/mo - car payment

100/mo - insurance

400/mo - groceries

120/mo - gas for car

40/mo - water

2360/mo

Is that rental of the couch and washer/dryer a rent-to-own type of deal. otherwise, why did you choose to go that route?

 

[MikeofTulsa Moderator]

Is that rental of the couch and washer/dryer a rent-to-own type of deal. otherwise, why did you choose to go that route?

yea its a rent to own type of deal. we started renting our washer/dryer because the ones i bought died after 2 yrs. and the couch i rent because i have a 5 yr old that likes to spill stuff. this way i can return them and get a new one when i get tired of them. once my son is older i will purchase a nice couch.

 

[Pootie 10+ year member]

Mortgage- 970mo

Water- 50/60mo

Electric- 150/220mo

Cable/internet- 110mo

Food- 400mo

Gas- 240mo

insurance- 120mo

 

[_DjScrew_ 5,000+ posts]

yea its a rent to own type of deal. we started renting our washer/dryer because the ones i bought died after 2 yrs. and the couch i rent because i have a 5 yr old that likes to spill stuff. this way i can return them and get a new one when i get tired of them. once my son is older i will purchase a nice couch.

makes sense. This is my first house. It came with washer/dryer and I had a lot of furniture given to me, the rest was purchased off of craigslist. Thankfully no kids //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif. However, the puppy has made my white carpet look like trash =/.

 

[bonesninja 5,000+ posts]

i only pay 150 a month for my mortgage because a bought a duplex and rent one side out for $850

spend around 750/month on groceries for 5 people. Used to spend no more than 400 but eating healthy is more expensive than junk food

And i do actually do stuff at work....its called Supervision. But i also get called out often in the middle of the night, get called to other plants in other states/countries with just a few hours notice. I also do very highly technical loop tuning and validations

 

[Rmsanger 10+ year member]

Rent - $750/month (but it's a 750k condo on the 22nd floor overlooking the water with about 2200 sq feet) = recession / housing crash FTW

Water - free

cable/internet - free

electricity - $120 - $150 / month

local phone - $25 / month

car - $250 / month (08 Maxima lease)

insurance - $96 / month

student loans - $0 (paid off and debt free FTW)

food / restaraunts - $350

entertainment - $300

usually do 1 vacation with the fiance' per year, which I budget about $1500 - $200k for so an extra $100 - $180 month.

Total about = $2100

Still able to save over 60% of my take home pay so doing ok going into a recesh...

 

[Orion Man 10+ year member]

Where do I start. Wait till' you have 4 kids, a mortgage, 2 car payments, credit cards, Home Depot account, Sam's Club account, Sears account. The list goes on and on. This isn't my situation now, but this is what I did have (as far as charge accounts).

 

[natisfynest 10+ year member]

gas/electric

rent

insurance home/renters

insurance car

water

trash(some places dont offer it free)

cable/internet

food

gas for car

soap/shampoo/TOILET paper

cell phone

plus you dont wanna be strpped all the time to where you gotta save up just to go have a weekend to go party.trust me been there done that yea i had alot of toys and lived on my own but i also couldnt never leave work to enjoy any of them. if your folks are easy going and you can come and go as you please stay as long as you can get college paid off and buy some toys then move out cuz not only are expected bills a b*tch but unexpected bills are a even bigger b*tch

 

[HeatSeeker 10+ year member]

Rent - 540 (includes water and electric)

Gas - 80 (usually around 20 a week)

Food - 150-250

Car Insurance - 150

Partying - ~200

Misc shit ~200

So a little over 1300 a month. Though if shit is tight I can cut out the party and misc funds, and live off 100$ of food a month. Leaving about 800