disposable income

Cleaver

julieq wrote: »

Found a pocket. Couple of coins (I think one is some sort of Polish Zloty, the other is 2p), train ticket to Melton Mowbray, and some fluff.

Did you, or are you going to, buy a pork pie?

Cleaver

HappyMJ wrote: »

I have about £30 a month which I spend down the pub and visit about 4 times a month and have 3 pints on each occasion.

Okay rainmain, take it easy.

The_White_Horse

julieq wrote: »

ahah, sorry. Didn't realise it was a !!!!!! dangling thread. WD TWH.

!!!!!! dangling? is this allowed on the forum. i hardly call it !!!!!! dangling.

i just thought it would be interesting, in these austere times to see what people or families have to spend once all the bills are paid.

Cleaver

The_White_Horse wrote: »

what is everyone's obsession with "the end of the month". I said "each month".

End of the month, each month, it's the same difference. The amounts I put up represent what we save each month on average. Obviously some months it's more, others it'll be less. Depends what's going on in life.

julieq

To be honest if it was !!!!!! dangling I doubt you'd be showing the size of your wad. Excessive display of wad tends to be a compensation for lack of !!!!!! in my experience.

mcc100

I know it's not your intention TWH, but this thread will quickly become another 'how big is your d**k?' thread ......

(Edit to say that Julieq beat me to it as I was still typing)

Conrad

OP - you need to clearly define your meanings.

I know from running though client budget planners that most people are wildly inaccurate. They say to me they spend only £x on bills and food, and imply this excess is never spent, but when I examine thier savings the figures dont stack up. What I find is a lot of folk subconsciously ignore much of thier expenditure, such as;

New light bulbs and batteries
Cards and wrapping paper
Pressies
Sun cream and other non monthly products such as new swimming shorts
Car wash (or car cleaning materials)
Shoe polish / new laces

Dentistry / flossing sticks etc
Vitamins / sports drinks etc
Magzines
Snacks when buying petrol or the office milk

Lawn mower service / replacement screws / tools / paint / tape measure etc
Pet costs - always more than they first tell me
Specialist food stuffs
Pens, paper, pc ink, envelopes etc

Dvd's / music
Curtain / carpet and oven cleaning
Window cleaning
Plants / compost / feed / hanging basket / bird food / plant pots / string etc
Replacement plates / forks / pegs / cake decorations / door mat

Glue
Sink unblocker / plunger / bum wipes
Candles / matches / charcoal
Kids stuff like school photos, trophies, sports equipment, trips



All a bit aanal but it gets people thinking more realistically. Most of us dont factor in the garden centre trips for example - plus the coffees when there.


I need to get out more.

Cleaver

julieq wrote: »

To be honest if it was !!!!!! dangling I doubt you'd be showing the size of your wad. Excessive display of wad tends to be a compensation for lack of !!!!!! in my experience.

I thought it was cars that was related to !!!!!! size?

Wheezy_2

The_White_Horse wrote: »

How much money do you have in your pocket each month once all your bills have been paid?

Not enough. Although my wife (not the mother of my kids, the other one) makes good money as community organiser with the local council, my disability allowance for my itchy ear is not that much. I'd say we're left with around 500 a month, just enough for a couple of sleeves of Lambert&Butler, a few cartons of Stella and a Sky HD subscription.

Cleaver

Conrad wrote: »

Lawn mower service

Do people really have their lawnmower serviced? I forget to even get my car done half the time.