Groceries: $350 a fortnight (we could be more budget concious here but we're foodies and like to eat well!)
Electricity: $100 per quarter in winter but can go up to $250 in summer thanks to air con
Gas: $50 per 2 months in summer, double that in winter
Water: $35 I think that's per quarter..I forget
Internet: $50 a month
Phone: $22 a month for landline (we only have this for the internet don't use it for calls) and $55 a month for my mobile, DH has a work phone.
if you have a HC card your utilities are discounted some of them pretty heavily which is handy
Pension/health care holders get dicount yes and also you'll get rent assistance from centrelink.
We pay $125 a fortnight on elec, it s a thing we have them. I dont recieve bills just auto pay the $125
Water very little as the landlord pays it we just pay the excess Maybe $30-$50 a quater
Food, we keep ontop of it with an average of $100-$150 pw. We have a dog, cat, 2 adults and 2 kids/baby We are massive eaters too!
Gl hun sounds very exciting! My advice is stay on top of things from day dot as it can be easy to get behind. But if you keep on top you'll be fine
BC, the bills must be in your name to get the discount. Arrange through your netbanking to get your bills taken out each fortnight on the day you get paid. If you are not sure, start everything off at 20/30 dollars a fortnight. You don't notice after awhile so once your food shopping is done anything left you are ok to spend.
Did you find someone to share with? WOOOO! It's very hard to do it all on your own these days. When I first moved out it was into a 2 bedroom place for $115 a week!
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