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Whats left over???

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  • 98jdougl
    98jdougl Posts: 1,154 Forumite
    I never understand how people can spend like £100 a night on drinks!!!
    My friends used to at uni- I quite often drink before I go out and only take cash with me so I;m not tempted in a drunken stupor to overspend hehe!

    Don't get me wrong- I enjoy a tipple (new years for example, 1 full bottle of apple sourz myself and a 1 litre bottle of absolut between me and a friend!) but I can't justify spending that on one night!
  • debrag
    debrag Posts: 3,426 Forumite
    LuciferTDark wrote: »
    Nothing left at all for socialising as it should be when you've got debts that need paying.

    Do you include 'emergencies' in your bills then?
  • 98jdougl
    98jdougl Posts: 1,154 Forumite
    Also, I've had whole weekends in edinburgh for like £150 for two of us including a b&b stay because my cousins flat was a bit full at the time!
  • debrag
    debrag Posts: 3,426 Forumite
    I really can't see how people can not have things left over. What happens if something comes up?
  • LuciferTDark
    LuciferTDark Posts: 1,525 Forumite
    debrag wrote: »
    Do you include 'emergencies' in your bills then?
    Of course, but going out drinking isn't an emergency is it?:D
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  • wilkster5
    wilkster5 Posts: 150 Forumite
    LuciferTDark wrote: »
    Of course, but going out drinking isn't an emergency is it?:D


    It is when the bills come through the door:beer: :rotfl: :rotfl:
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  • debrag
    debrag Posts: 3,426 Forumite
    no but what I have left would include many different things - tuition, food, travel (work and to visit family), emergencies and maybe a little for socialising but that is rare. Some people just like to have some money in case they need it. If you can cope with your debt/have very little then I see no problem.
  • 98jdougl
    98jdougl Posts: 1,154 Forumite
    surely tuition/food/travel is counted in 'bills' because it is money that HAS to be spent as it were?

    That is how I would work it out
  • debrag
    debrag Posts: 3,426 Forumite
    I know but they can vary each month. I could pay more each month but would rather I know I have money if I need it and that I can put it towards debt at the end of the year.
  • 98jdougl
    98jdougl Posts: 1,154 Forumite
    ah ok, that makes sense then!

    Sorry if I was being a bit daft
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