Anonymous
09/30/2015 15:00
Subject: Re:Average monthly expense
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:no mortgage, paid off in 2013 when we sold a rental property
childcare 1075 (for older son)
car insurance 270 (thanks USAA)
restaurants: 60 (thanks groupon)
groceries 850
medical 130 (2 kids and a chronic condition)
gas 80
phone 80
internet 30 (subsidized by work)
misc 300
total $2750
We save about 7k a month in 401k/IRA. if my wife wasn't part time taking care of our second kid we would put away another 3k or so.
Were you in the military?
Yes, but I was also able to qualify from my father back in the 90's.
What do you do now to be able to save so much?
Anonymous
09/30/2015 14:44
Subject: Re:Average monthly expense
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:no mortgage, paid off in 2013 when we sold a rental property
childcare 1075 (for older son)
car insurance 270 (thanks USAA)
restaurants: 60 (thanks groupon)
groceries 850
medical 130 (2 kids and a chronic condition)
gas 80
phone 80
internet 30 (subsidized by work)
misc 300
total $2750
We save about 7k a month in 401k/IRA. if my wife wasn't part time taking care of our second kid we would put away another 3k or so.
Were you in the military?
Yes, but I was also able to qualify from my father back in the 90's.
Anonymous
09/30/2015 10:32
Subject: Average monthly expense
Not sure what all of it adds up to with travel, etc., but:
mortgage: $6k
utilities: about $800
insurance, fixed costs, etc: $250
childcare: $1700 (about to go up to $3k)
groceries and household items: $600
mortgage: $6k
utilities: about $800
insurance, fixed costs, etc: $250
childcare: $1700 (about to go up to $3k)
groceries and household items: $600
Anonymous
09/30/2015 10:06
Subject: Re:Average monthly expense
Anonymous wrote:no mortgage, paid off in 2013 when we sold a rental property
childcare 1075 (for older son)
car insurance 270 (thanks USAA)
restaurants: 60 (thanks groupon)
groceries 850
medical 130 (2 kids and a chronic condition)
gas 80
phone 80
internet 30 (subsidized by work)
misc 300
total $2750
We save about 7k a month in 401k/IRA. if my wife wasn't part time taking care of our second kid we would put away another 3k or so.
Were you in the military?
Anonymous
09/30/2015 09:25
Subject: Re:Average monthly expense
no mortgage, paid off in 2013 when we sold a rental property
childcare 1075 (for older son)
car insurance 270 (thanks USAA)
restaurants: 60 (thanks groupon)
groceries 850
medical 130 (2 kids and a chronic condition)
gas 80
phone 80
internet 30 (subsidized by work)
misc 300
total $2750
We save about 7k a month in 401k/IRA. if my wife wasn't part time taking care of our second kid we would put away another 3k or so.
childcare 1075 (for older son)
car insurance 270 (thanks USAA)
restaurants: 60 (thanks groupon)
groceries 850
medical 130 (2 kids and a chronic condition)
gas 80
phone 80
internet 30 (subsidized by work)
misc 300
total $2750
We save about 7k a month in 401k/IRA. if my wife wasn't part time taking care of our second kid we would put away another 3k or so.
Anonymous
09/30/2015 08:37
Subject: Average monthly expense
We use Mint.com. The goal is to spend $8500 total a month, but something extra always seems to come up.
Anonymous
09/30/2015 07:46
Subject: Average monthly expense
We spend about $4k to $6k per month. Mortgage is paid off, childcare is limited to a p/t sitter.
We invest about $6k per month.
We invest about $6k per month.
Anonymous
09/30/2015 01:02
Subject: Average monthly expense
about $9000 all in - everything we make and spend. we pay student loans and a $400k mortgage and preschool.
Anonymous
09/30/2015 00:57
Subject: Average monthly expense
$7700. $8700 if you include our special savings account for items paid once a year (car amd life insurance, camps, etc).
Anonymous
09/29/2015 17:46
Subject: Average monthly expense
About $8000 fixed - meaning mortgage, childcare (those 2 are about half), students loans, car loan, utilities, food. Depressing.
Anonymous
09/29/2015 10:24
Subject: Re:Average monthly expense
5k fixed.
Anonymous
09/29/2015 10:04
Subject: Re:Average monthly expense
Fixed expenses = $6000 including mortgage, preschool, bills, food, cars, healthcare.
Anonymous
09/29/2015 09:54
Subject: Average monthly expense
About $4000, it includes 2 mortgages and also all taxes/utilities.
Anonymous
09/29/2015 04:57
Subject: Average monthly expense
My fixed expense are 7k/mo with mortgage 3k of that We then spend 800 on groceries.
These are fixed. We go way over this in disposable income.
These are fixed. We go way over this in disposable income.
Anonymous
09/28/2015 11:09
Subject: Average monthly expense
What's your average total monthly expense including mortgage, childcare, travel, insurances, food, etc.
I averaged out mine for the year and it's about 10k with childcare and mortgage taking up a little more than half.
I averaged out mine for the year and it's about 10k with childcare and mortgage taking up a little more than half.