After Mortgages, rates, land tax, bills, etc, We are left with about $500 a fortnight (give or take $100 depending Army reserve pay), About $300 is dedicated to food, nappies, toileteries etc, Which leaves $200 a fortnight for anything else, coffee, clothing, school stuff, takeaway, extra bread and milk, etc. It doesn't go very far in a family of 6. Thankfully fuel is already paid as the cars a salary sacrificed, or we'd be really in the red, because we have two cars and my big people mover uses alot of fuel.
I take $400 a week cash out, $50 for DD2s day in care, $50 each for DH and I (lunches/coffees/clothes/personal) and $250 for food and all other 'shops' spending. Petrol and bills go on the CC which is paid in full every month. That leaves us a bit of a buffer in the bank for things like last month when the washing machine dies, i could buy another one straight away (Phew!)
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