Wednesday, September 28, 2011

Monthly Budget

I make $2.13 an hour, plus tips, making my income very unpredictable. I also work anywhere from 3 to 6 days a week, depending on how often I'm scheduled. This would be based on an average income I may receive in a month's time.

If I work 5 days in a week (typical), and make around $40 a shift, that would mean about $800 a month.

I can guess that I spend $150 on groceries a month. Regrettably, I probably spent $50 on eating restaurant foods a month, so that's around $200 a month (if I get cheap food). We're down to $600 now.

For electricity, I usually spent around $70. Comcast is around $60. That's $130, so we're down to $470.

I probably spend $70 a month on gas, so I have $400 left. Thankfully, my mom started helping me more with rent. I used to pay $175 a month with both parents contributing, but now it's taken care of and I can focus on buying fun things... such as car repairs.

I keep having to pay for my car repairs, so I'll add it because they will never end. I've spent $130 this month, contributing to a larger cost. The money I can expect to have left is $270. (That is, if I don't choose to spend more on the repairs)

Dog's grooming: $35
My haircut: $47
There's $188 left...

I'll probably end up spending that on extras for myself, my dog, a holiday, a party, a fun weekend... Yeah, it's all gone.

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