Weekly Living expenses

[lisaandshaun]

Hi,

I am trying to work out why a friend of mine has a weekly living expense totalling $850. this includes food for three (2 adults and one 12mth old), nappies, money put aside for electricity, water and gas, phone and internet and morgage?

Ours only comes to $450 and our little girl is in cloth nappies so i guess we save a little on that.

So my question is: how much does your weekly living expense come to?

[Jaycee]

Does it include rent or mortgage? Our living expenses per month including mortgage varies from 4 to 5k

[lisaandshaun]

yeah including rent/morgage.

[The[cookie]Doctor]

$750-$800 including rent, money on bills, food, fuel, car payment, cc payment... would hate to factor childcare into that

(and it would be close to another $200 if we had a mortgage over renting)

[AnyDream]

Well I don't know how you pay all that with $450?! Our mortgage (small house, small loan) is $250 and we budget $200 for all the bills, electricity, gas, cars rego, water, rates, insurances, etc. Food another $200 at least, petrol $65 and this doesn't include things like health insurance or child care fees, school expenses, or activities for the kids like sports etc. Medical expenses on top of all that. I would *love* to know how you get by with $450 per week!

[lisaandshaun]

Opps sorry guys typo, should read $540 not $450

[GlitterMum]

wow I wish my weekly expenses were like some of yours lol
Ours is $1100 a week with $600 going on mtg and $60 private health. We dont have any other loans
Maybe I should review it a bit closer xx

[BrightSparkles]

hmm.... maybe about $800/$1000. Thats rent, nappies, money for elec/gas/phone/net/c-card and loan payments, water.