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What are 'essential living expenses'?

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  • Cloudane
    Cloudane Posts: 541 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 500 Posts
    Essential living expenses:

    Beer
    Food
    Rent/mortgage
    Heating etc
    Clothing

    In that order ;)
  • Hardup_Hester
    Hardup_Hester Posts: 4,800 Forumite
    Hi Frankie
    I have a monthly budget for all my essentials, my DD's & SO all come from my full time job, but there is nothing left for extras. Our Christmas spends depend exactly on my sales, if I don't make the money, we don't spend it. I make sure I do enough hours on my extra part time job to cover the broadband & when I can't make enough on Ebay/Amazon to pay for the car, then the car will have to go. I take in a lodger when I can and their money goes towards the car, but I don't live in a popular area for lodgings.

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