Budgeting : What are your top personal expenditures?

hougtimo

Hi,

Just wandering really. In my quest to save more money I am trying to cut down on my monthly personal expenditures.

Obviously, as I have no mortgage / rent / car (of my own) - I'm in quite an ideal situation. I understand a lot of members will have (much) more expense.

Anyway, here goes:
1. Mobile Phone Contract - £30.98 pcm
2. Petrol - £40-£80 pcm (always fill up with the cheapest, currently 108.8ppl)
3. Food / Impulse Buy Bits and Bobs - £30 pcm

So, I would be very interested to see what other people's top expenditures are

Tim

magic57

Definately my two sons! They eat us out of house and home! :rotfl:

After that

gas and electricity bills £92 pm
virgin media £48
petrol not sure how much but loads as we run two cars
insurance and tax for above cars
pet insurance £32 pm (worth it though for our elderly lab who is recovering from surgery.)
Food bill (YIKES loads!!)

oldagetraveller

Council Tax far in excess of any other regular monthly payment. For the amount paid I get a 2 weekly rubbish collection, two street lights and a schoolboy in the guise of a "plastic policeman" passing my house about once a month or less. Actually the total monthly for this is more than the combined other regular monthly Direct Debit outgoings!

PROLIANT

My monthly breakdown:

Rent: £300
C/Tax: £85
Gas/Elec: £70
Water: £36
Child Support: £120
House Ins: £18
Life Ins: £9.99
Capital One Visa: £100
Monument Visa: £30
HSPF (Bank of Scotland) Loan: £200
Kays: £30
Littlewoods: £20
Virgin Media: £30
Education: £75
Mobile Ins: £12
O2 Mobile: £45

=========================== Total: £1216.99
=========================== Salary: £1200
=========================== Other Income: £200
=========================== Spare Coin: £183.01