How much do you spend monthly? Wife and I both work and we average 7k monthly (mortgage, gas, groceries, eating out, travel 2-3 times, gifts for family and friends etc.). For reference we are in the NE ATL suburbs.

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What saves me money in the Atl. Not driving much, not buying brand names, not eating out, not cooking much meat, and eating leftovers a lot. It's actually lovely to always have delicious reheatable food in the fridge. Oh and keeping the thermostat at mild temps like 68 in winter and 76 in summer. I also dont have a maid or yard care folks. My parents lived here and only did that when they thought they were rich.

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About the same as you, $7-$8k. Daycare eats up a decent chunk of that (almost as much as our mortgage). Eastside ITP.

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2k mortgage is beautiful. Congrats!

Rocket money says I was spending 6.5k/mo up until this year, now lower paying job so spending half that.


No family, don’t cook 🥡, renting PCM area.

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We are up in the NW suburbs and spend around 8k for a family of 4. Could cut it down to 6.5k or so if we really wanted to budget aggressively.

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SM1 thanks, I’m at about 3.1k.

We live in the Virginia Highland area and spend around $11k monthly. Mortgages/taxes are definitely higher than those who live further out.

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Right at 8k for family of 3 (granted the baby is still young so doesn't have much expenses yet), northeast suburb.

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3k for p&i + insurance and property tax

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Around 4.7k in mortgage, 700 in car. 1000 utilities and groceries. 7k for family of 2.

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What's the annual family income

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DINK house hold in EA. We spend about 8k-9k which we cut back from 11k-12k😭 Decided it was time to lock in

Vices and Eating out😂I also put my car in “garage mode” so saving about $250 alone in insurance

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7.5k including mortgages and a couple of loans. Family of 3. We both have older cars that are paid off. Travel a couple times a year, eat out about once a week. Living in NW ITP.

Me and 2 tweens $5k - mortgage, utilities, HOA, car insurance, phone bill, groceries, gas, entertainment, personal care, 529, tithes, savings not included in this list.

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