What is your core monthly expenses?

[Joe G]

What items do you consider "core expenses?"

id assume

rent
utilities
food
gas
insurance

[iamsam]

aaahhhhh to be single and living with your parents..... those were the days....

[Erik j]

Mortgage - 956.00
Gas - 200.00
Dogs - 200.00
Wife 1500.00
Car 10.00 :(

[TurboJake]

holy crap who do you get car insurance through??? Mine is about $170 a month for two cars. (wife and I)

I know this wasn't aimed at me, but Progressive, owned outright, clean record, state minimum liability only. This is for my E30 and my S12

[b*saint]

Probably:

Rent
Food
Gas
Insurance
Phone
Internet?

Those are usually what you need now a days to "survive".

Yea I my list is that and utilities.

I know its late in life, but I just came up with a rock solid budget for myself. I know down to the penny what I have to spend.

[KennyT]

holy crap who do you get car insurance through??? Mine is about $170 a month for two cars. (wife and I)

I drive a 4 cylinder Ford Contour, not exactly a high risk vehicle. If only they knew how I drive. No tickets, and I'm 21. When I was younger I paid 110 a month for the same car.

[Adrian_Visser]

$1,560.

Lol. I calculated mine up and came up with the exact same number.

[mrsleeve]

When I am laid off they are about 1800-2k

when I am out working they push up to 3.5-5k a month

[b*saint]

im too nervous to spend money like that

[erik325i]

Insurance (e30): $57.50
Insurance (Mini): $9.50
Gas: $75
Dog: $25
Mortgage (minus rental income) & utilities: $659
Food and alcohol: $600

I should really cut down on the restaurants and vodka.

Erik

[Eric]

non-volunteered seperation from the fam right now, so i'm bleeding money

Me:
Rent $490
Food $500
Gas $ 300
car payment $225
Insurance $325 (all)
Phone $120 (all)
Internet? $15

Fam:

Rent $950
Food $500
Gas $250
Car payment $275
Insurance $0
Phone$ 0
Internet? $45

$3995

The DOD gives $250 a month for family separation. By my estimates, that covers about 1/3 the double expenses we are paying out every month.

[ck_taft325is]

non-volunteered seperation from the fam right now, so i'm bleeding money

Me:
Rent $490
Food $500
Gas $ 300
car payment $225
Insurance $325 (all)
Phone $120 (all)
Internet? $15

Fam:

Rent $950
Food $500
Gas $250
Car payment $275
Insurance $0
Phone$ 0
Internet? $45

$3995

The DOD gives $250 a month for family separation. By my estimates, that covers about 1/3 the double expenses we are paying out every month.

Whoa, what's the issue with the separation if you don't mind me asking? That's fucking terrible, man!

[02stu]

Dam you mint.com and your truths!

[Eric]

My wife and son are up in colorado at her new duty assignment. I'm in training for a new career field down here in texas. I'll meet up with them when I finish at the end of July.

We weren't living paycheck to paycheck before, and won't after I get up there, but running two households full time, it's tight! I just can't believe two of my classmates that have wives that stay at home with the kids!

Oh yeah, forgot to add in child care! So it's $4495 a month

[Eric]

Dam you mint.com and your truths!

That looks cool! right now, our budget is a lame email that my wife and I keep copy/pasting back and forth. This would be a good way for us to see the big picture even while a few states apart.

But there is no such thing as a free lunch. How does mint.com make it's money if the service is free to the user? where is the catch?