What are 'essential living expenses'?

Cloudane

Essential living expenses:

Beer
Food
Rent/mortgage
Heating etc
Clothing

In that order

Hardup_Hester

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.