Monthly cost for famly of 4?

[720L]

What does everyone spend a month for a family of 4? This includes groceries, cleaning supplies, haircuts, going out to eat, clothing, prescriptions etc.



(I realize I spelled family wrong..but I can't fix it.)

 

[dennis99ss]

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[happygirl]

total costs, incl. house, entertainment, etc.? somewhere between 10-12k

That a month?? that seems really really high

 

[mumom95]

Including house payment, insurance, vacation and everything (but not including money going into savings), I'd say between $6,000-$7,000 a month.

 

[dennis99ss]

yes. but, times when we travel, etc. are not included, and tuition and the like are not included, so its probably more if you average things out. Hope that helps in planning whatever it is you are doing.

 

[happygirl]

Ours is about 2,000 a month we are really lucky we own our house out right so there is no house payment.

 

[dennis99ss]

Don't really "budget" so each month is a little different, but, house, insurance, HOA costs, utilities, vehicles, shopping, eating out 3-5 times a week, etc. I don't really think of it as being "high" but it does have a lot of non-essentials that we could cut, but really don't want to.