How much "fun money" do you have?

loobie

I mean after all the direct debits, standing orders, food petrol, and other monthly expenses (dance classes, football subs, credit cards, loands etc)

Ours currently stands at about £35 :embarasse

shopaholictiedtheknot

I 'should' have around £250 left for 'fun' stuff but since I am £614 overdrawn after the dreaded xmas period I have none at all this month or next

miss_keep_counting

Hmm, starting next monthish as I've made a lot of changes I should have £1500 - £750 savings = £750
£750 - Rent and DDs = £335... but that will be minus a few more things in Feb due to me moving over phone providers.
That should be how much I'll have but I doubt I'll see it when I look in my bank!

debtfreesomeday

Good thread loobie - I always wondered what the average was people have 'left' in their bank accounts to play with after everything else was paid for.

On average we have about £100 - £200, but it does get spent on boring things like postage, things for the house etc as well as the odd takeaway or treat out. There's never any of it left, I know that much!
This month, we have virtually none left though as we had to buy some DIY things - it will feel like a long month I think.

Lucascain_2

Since sorting my finances with my parents recently, I have £171.00.

That is, for the next 3 months however. I took an interest free loan (£600) from my place of work which I'm paying off over 4 months, at £150 per month. Made the first payment in my last pay packet, still got 3 months left to run.

So in three months I should have £321.

I know I should maybe use some of this money to enable me to get rid of my debts quicker, but I'm starting to live comfortably and I'm reasonably happy with my current debt free date (see signature!).

Cinny91

1/4 of my monthly wages go to DD and board. I have a weekly budget which is my 'fun money' so £30 a week.
The rest I'm attempting to put into savings, I'm trying to make the best of living at home before I go out into the big grown ups world.

pebblespop

i have £400 left after dd's and savings/credit card payments, i buy food and petrol out of this as well as fun stuff. it doesn't seem to go very far!!

Toni_Broke

we have £150.00 a month left at the moment but it really doesnt go very far-not much fun at present!

**purpleprincess**

I allow myself £20 a week for fun stuff!! And some weeks I do less so there's more money for the week after. I find this works well for me.

Intergalactic_Floozie

I have three pots of "after" money (ie after everything has come out of my bank account electronically) and I am budgeting weekly

£20.00 - personal spends
£45.00 - "other"
£77.00 - give or take a few pennies for petrol and food shopping.

However to be honest it feels really tight, especially seeing how days out, or nights out and clothes etc will have to come out of the other budget. Last week was my first week and I had only 6p left out of other money! This week I might have about £8. Now I am seeing how I ran up my credit cards!

cheletastic

Hi

I give myself £30 per week fun money as I try & save anything else that's spare. Sometimes a struggle but ok this week as off work ill so won't spend anything:D