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Monthly outgoings
I just finished with Sky, never watched it much anyway. so was just toting up my monthly outgoings. I pay out about £120 per month in outgoings, you know life insurance, electric, phone, broadband. Everything elce I pay once a year, like Council Tax, Car Tax, Car Insurance etc.
Just curious, I think I've got it quite low.
21st Jul 2016 2:48 pm
RDR
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Holy cow, your doing well i have never dared add it up but would definitely have to add another digit to yours MY06 S - Gone but not forgotten
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21st Jul 2016 2:52 pm
Someone-Gone
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I think the lack of a mortgage and no finance probably helps.
21st Jul 2016 2:55 pm
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21st Jul 2016 3:04 pm
lynalldiscovery
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This month we used 3 units of gas, thats approx 2.64 gbp plus standing charge of 5.19 gbp
Rest of bills also quite low (theres only the two of us), led lighting now getting really good and well worth looking at, they are roughly using 10 percent of the comparable std bulb.
21st Jul 2016 3:14 pm
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That does seem good.
Raiders, meant just monthly bills you have to pay rather than food.
21st Jul 2016 3:32 pm
RDR
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The Dundonian wrote:
I think the lack of a mortgage and no finance probably helps.
I wasn't even thinking of my mortgage and car finance nor food ! just all the usual life insurance, subscriptions and crap like that with SWHMBO and 3 kids iPhones all on my account the monthly mobile bill is more that your total outgoings MY06 S - Gone but not forgotten
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21st Jul 2016 4:08 pm
Someone-Gone
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Jesus RDR My mobile is PAYG on an old iPhone 4S. A tenner keeps me in calls for the year. I only text or call SWMBO and then only if it's life or death. Occasionally, every few months, I top up the kids PAYG if I am feeling generous, but again a tenner a time.
21st Jul 2016 4:51 pm
Riccarton Disco
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I think RDR needs to look at your flag before he'll fully understand
21st Jul 2016 5:32 pm
dubbs
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I spend half that on car tax a month!
My outgoing are horrendous really, luckily one of the kids goes in to a really lovely state primary in September so that saves me £800 a month... Just need the other one to do well and pass her 11+ and I can get her in to state in 2 years time.
Considering selling the D4 and buying a V8 Defender plus family wagon (earlier D4/D3 or Audi/Merc estate type thing) and having no finance.
Thing is the D4 is such a lovely thing to drive...!!
I should get the missus out to work really so I can semi retire, fed up of the corporate .... Rant over!! MY15 DIY Black Pack (Better than factory and half the price!)
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21st Jul 2016 5:34 pm
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Riccarton Disco wrote:
I think RDR needs to look at your flag before he'll fully understand
I was brought up in a very frugal circumstance. Some things just stay with you like not owing money to anyone, not spending beyond your means, to watch every penny like it's your last, never to buy anything at full price, oh the list is endless.
I get taunted with the, "no pockets in a shroud." To which my reply is you can add them and then i can take it with me!
Dubs, your final para makes a lot of sense.
21st Jul 2016 6:11 pm
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Feels like I spend that figure on the D3 a week.
21st Jul 2016 6:35 pm
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21st Jul 2016 8:32 pm
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dubbs wrote:
My outgoing are horrendous really, luckily one of the kids goes in to a really lovely state primary in September so that saves me £800 a month... Just need the other one to do well and pass her 11+ and I can get her in to state in 2 years time
Why do you have to pay for kids to go to school?
I'm sure if that was the case up here I don't think many would be getting sent to school.
Or no one would have kids
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so was just toting up my monthly outgoings. I pay out about £120 per month in outgoings, you know life insurance, electric, phone, broadband. Everything elce I pay once a year, like Council Tax, Car Tax, Car Insurance etc.
My mobile is PAYG on an old iPhone 4S. A tenner keeps me in calls for the year. I only text or call SWMBO and then only if it's life or death. Occasionally, every few months, I top up the kids PAYG if I am feeling generous, but again a tenner a time.
.... Rant over!! 
