Anonymous
Post 07/26/2014 16:31     Subject: Re:What's your family size and how much do you spend each month total?
Family of 5 -- three elementary school kids-- about $7000 a month. Our mortgage/property taxes makes up about $2,700 of that figure. It feels very tight, but our HHI was basically cut in half last year so we scaled way back. I've been trying to channel Mr. Money Mustache's optimism and love of frugal living.
Anonymous
Post 07/26/2014 12:52     Subject: Re:What's your family size and how much do you spend each month total?
Sort of meaningless unless one also specified how much one spends on mortgage, taxes, etc or rent.

For example we spend $11k monthly but $6.5K is housing related.
Anonymous
Post 07/26/2014 12:42     Subject: What's your family size and how much do you spend each month total?
Anonymous wrote:We are a family of 4 with 2 kids under 5, and we spend on average about $11k a month.


Us too! I'm trying to figure out how to reduce expenses.
Anonymous
Post 07/26/2014 07:18     Subject: Re:What's your family size and how much do you spend each month total?
Single mom with kid -- about $5,500 a month, with savings. I hope to have a little more breathing room when the little guy starts school, and can go back to saving more.
Anonymous
Post 07/26/2014 00:49     Subject: Re:What's your family size and how much do you spend each month total?
Family of 4 - All expenses within 10K. In a crunch, we can tighten our belt and do with 6 K.

Savings separately.
Anonymous
Post 07/26/2014 00:32     Subject: What's your family size and how much do you spend each month total?
Anonymous wrote:We are a family of 4 with 2 kids under 5, and we spend on average about $11k a month.


About the same, maybe a little more. Also four with 2 kids under 5 in NWDC.
Anonymous
Post 07/26/2014 00:13     Subject: What's your family size and how much do you spend each month total?
Family of 4. Two toddlers. About $10k. Save $5k.
Anonymous
Post 07/25/2014 23:41     Subject: What's your family size and how much do you spend each month total?
$6500 for a family of 4. In VA, but not NoVA.
Anonymous
Post 07/25/2014 23:38     Subject: What's your family size and how much do you spend each month total?
Family of 5 and we spend about $9500 which includes everything but savings, which is about $3000 per month.
Anonymous
Post 07/25/2014 23:25     Subject: Re:What's your family size and how much do you spend each month total?
Anonymous wrote:Two adults one toddler one on the way. 15k.


Pp here - that's 15 k all in - includes all of our expenses.
Anonymous
Post 07/25/2014 23:24     Subject: Re:What's your family size and how much do you spend each month total?
Two adults one toddler one on the way. 15k.
Anonymous
Post 07/25/2014 23:14     Subject: What's your family size and how much do you spend each month total?
Anonymous wrote:We are a family of 4 with 2 kids under 5, and we spend on average about $11k a month.


About the same as you. My kids are teens.
Anonymous
Post 07/25/2014 23:06     Subject: What's your family size and how much do you spend each month total?
Family of mom and teen. We spend around $4200 a month, not including retirement or college savings.
Anonymous
Post 07/25/2014 23:01     Subject: What's your family size and how much do you spend each month total?
Yikes! I'm afraid to have kids. I can't wrap my head around paying that much for a kid or 2
Anonymous
Post 07/25/2014 22:08     Subject: What's your family size and how much do you spend each month total?
We are a family of 4 with 2 kids under 5, and we spend on average about $11k a month.