What is your core monthly expenses?

[b*saint]

Including rent mine comes out to $1790 a month average. This is normal or low compared with others?

[JubJub]

...What ARE your core monthly expenses. Expenses is plural. You don't say THEY IS cool.

[IminDiegoTriick]

...what are your core monthly expenses. Expenses is plural. You don't say they is cool.

gtfo

[devon.818]

uhm i'd say 250~ish. i only pay for gas and the occational meal.
haha living with the parents means i keep all my money!

[b*saint]

...What ARE your core monthly expenses. Expenses is plural. You don't say THEY IS cool.

Yea you're right. I wasn't thinking. I meant to say expense not expenses.

[ck_taft325is]

$1,560.

[Joe G]

Live in dads basement (no rent)
food: $250ish (gf and i split it)
Dog: $50-100
Gas: ~$120 depending on what car i use/driving distance
misc: $50
E30/Car: $50ish (oil, washer fluid, wax, etc...parts purchases not included)

~$400ish/month

[Sensimillatech]

Live in dads basement (no rent)
food: $250ish (gf and i split it)
Dog: $50-100
Gas: ~$120 depending on what car i use/driving distance
misc: $50
E30/Car: $50ish (oil, washer fluid, wax, etc...parts purchases not included)

~$400ish/month

Do you live at home with a parent? I spend 300 (at the store) on my food each month, and it all goes into my belly.
Your E30 must never have problems ;)

[iamsam]

"Core" monthly expenses? Is this just bills and stuff, or EVERYTHING you spend in a month?

if it is everything, my TOTAL monthly spending I struggle to keep under $3500. That is the total amount of money that exits my bank account per month.

That's with wife and 2 year old daughter and a rental house.

[KennyT]

College life:

Rent $200
Utilities $55
Gas for car $80
Insurance for car $45
Food $0 (Government food scholarship)
This doesn't include other random spending or restaurants.

[rhett325i]

What items do you consider "core expenses?"

[Joe G]

Do you live at home with a parent? I spend 300 (at the store) on my food each month, and it all goes into my belly.
Your E30 must never have problems ;)

yup, my dad lives here too but he doesn't cook at all and eats out. What food i/we buy is only eaten by my GF and myself. I go grocery shopping every 7-10 days and each trip comes out to 80-100 buying all 'great value' brand stuff.

[TurboJake]

Rent 445
Cable Interwebz 30 (NO cable TV)
Netflix 8
Food: 200 (But like others, Food scholarships through the state (stamps) for going to college), so cost is really between 20-100
insurance: 30
Gas: 75
Cell phone: 70
Utilities: Summer 80, winter 400
Summer costs: 700-900
Winter costs 1k-1.2k

This is for me, AND the woman. we live frugally

[iamsam]

College life:

Rent $200
Utilities $55
Gas for car $80
Insurance for car $45
Food $0 (Government food scholarship)
This doesn't include other random spending or restaurants.

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

[ck_taft325is]

Probably:

Rent
Food
Gas
Insurance
Phone
Internet?

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