What is your single biggest expense?
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What is your single biggest expense?
| Wed, 04-07-2010 - 6:37pm |
I was looking at spending reports in Quicken (best $30 I've spent this year, BTW) and was amazed at our biggest expense category.

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After our mortgage, our biggest expense is definitely food/household necessities.
I'm embarrassed to admit it, but my biggest expense is FOOD.
Kate
Gulp....
My biggest payment is to credit card debt...
more than housing....gosh that gave me the heebie jeebies
Duke
This is a little sounds strange, but due to DH's new job, here's our pecking order:
Norma
"Patience is the best remedy for every trouble"- Plautus
Our rental mortgage is $1800 a month. And we got that down from 2278 a month!
Debt repayment is supposed to be $1575 a month according to my budget, but has not been.
As for variable spending, food. 7 people + dayhome = $1000-1200 a month on food.
But $340 a month for smokes is our biggest most ridiculous non-necessary expense....grrrr....
~ Mom to 5 ~
Hmmmm I would love to say that my mortgage is my biggest expense but if you really see what goes out the door I'm going to say kids! Between what they eat, all their activities, clothing, and what I am trying to put away for them each month it is ridiculous.
1.We also pay a mortgage 829/mo
2.Car payment 754/mo(high I know but no interest and it is for 26 more months. I know that sound like a long time but at least there is an end date on it, unlike children and the never ending mortgage.
3.and $500/mo student loans.
Good God! No wonder we never have money. I think my stomach dropped a bit there. Can you see why I can't wait to stop saving for kids, paying on the car, and knock out those student loans. I will feel rich too Norma! Go 2014!! Hopefully sooner, which is why there is a flaking frenzy going on!
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