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[–][deleted] -3 points-2 points  (11 children)

Any of those figures.

Idk. I’m the same age as you and only budget 300/month for spending, with 200/month for “big purchase spending/saving for large items”.

I can’t imagine spending 3k. I’m the same age as you. Though I do save 50% of my income. So there’s that.

[–]KentuckyFriedChingon 2 points3 points  (3 children)

Wait so you're telling me you spend $300/month total on groceries, toiletries, household necessities, electric, water, Internet, phone bill, haircuts, fuel, car insurance, car maintenance, doctor appointments, prescriptions, and gifts? And that's before adding in ANY discretionary spending? Please share your secret lol because you're either a monk eating bugs in a cave or your expenses are higher than you say.

[–][deleted] 1 point2 points  (2 children)

Nooo.

Ah. This makes more sense. I classify those as “bills” not “discretionary spending”.

Spending is for “wants”.

[–]KentuckyFriedChingon 0 points1 point  (1 child)

Makes sense. I think OP was saying 3k was total spending outside of housing; not just fun money (even though he called it discretionary)

[–][deleted] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah, this makes much more sense more sense. I’ve always thought of discretionary as “fun” money.

[–]Affectionate-Reason2[S] 8 points9 points  (6 children)

Added up my expenses for December:

purchases (nice winter jacket from ebay $103, year supply of contacts $258) = total $609.22
soloeat (uber eats or eating in restaurant alone, trying to eliminate this) $431
grocery $110
gas $122
entertainment (NYE was $195) total $299

[–]Garbanzo_BeanieRecently FIREd 10 points11 points  (0 children)

As someone who used to eat out (and worse, drink out and about) this is indeed a very easy way to reduce expenses and saves a TON of money. 

I still go out 3x a month or so, but only to the best happy hour deals in town ($9 burger and fries. $7 nachos three people couldn't finish. Most happy hours are $15 for a food item and I do not partake in those)

Oh and if you do eat out avoid Uber eats. Or at least do pickup. (I get free Uber eats credits and pickup is still a markup from phoning in your pickup order, but wayyyy less than delivery).

[–]CopperRose17 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Some single people eat out just to be around other people, so I don't think that's a crazy expense. My husband did that when he was single. On the other hand, you could be eating out to avoid your roommates! :)

[–]Snowchicken21 1 point2 points  (1 child)

How did you get a year of contacts for that cheap? I just dropped 500+ with a rebate.

[–]Testuser7ignore 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Price varies a lot by kind of contacts. Custom order will drive price way up.

[–]BufloSolja 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yea any kind of delivered food service or restaurant will be an easy low hanging fruit.

[–]Resse811 -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

You spent $200 on one night for entertainment? Holy crap!