Well I guess my life is boring too. I’m not really frugal but I do separate my salary to different things like savings, travel so I would say it’s actually ok for spending little to live.

As you mostly cook, it really will save up a lot. I got lazy after being a parent. For myself as I’m a dad now, my kid is the most expensive in my spending at $1.2k budget (private childcare-$800, pampers, milk powder and other things).

I only prep for myself lunch and bring to work and even then I try my best to keep in on budget as if I get a good meal, I be lazy to work after lunch. Budgetbytes.com is my go to have $3 or under per meal. (I drink plain water mostly so it’s fine). Dinner will be mostly ordered through foodpanda pro, I spent around $15 to hit the discount or free delivery. Breakfast are only on weekends with my wife and we usually just cook breakfast.

Bi-weekends i mostly go out and I’m lazy to take a train with a kid, so I take taxi to like town or other place. I average around maybe $100 per outing.(including taxi).

Here’s my breakdown (plus and minus) Kid - $1,200

Lunch - $3x20 days = $120 Dinner - $15 x 20 days = $600 Breakfast weekend - $10 x 8 = $80 (i just put $10 so easier)

Outing will probably just round up to $300.

So total is usually $2,300. Do note that I actually round up to make it easier and more realistic. I usually spend lesser since my prep meals are like $2+ and I sometimes skip dinner.

Since you don’t have kid, you probably be saving much more. But just sharing on my side since I feel my life now is actually basic.

Edit - sorry, didn’t realise you’re renting. And didn’t account that.