What is your single biggest expense in your budget every month/year?

[mamalle]

two car payments. ugh. I will not do that again. one is okay but two isnt

 

[momx2]

I'd never thought about it before, but it's groceries. I really don't mind that, it's just all the $300 payments for various things that add up and kill me!

 

[Malificient Tater]

food and gas outside of mortgage.

Last year and next year it will be private school.

 

[ampc3]

other than the obvious mortgage, Hands down GROCERIES probably b/w 600-700 per month!

 

[Toby'sFriend]

According to Quicken

Taxes


boy that's a shocker.

 

[Jack&Ryan'smom]

Living in Jersey...I've got to say taxes!!!!

 

[RichNKatHolly]

Child care - $2000!!!
More than my rent.
Next September it will be rent, childcare ($1000) and then groceries ($500-$600/mo.)

 

[girli565]

After rent... it's groceries!! Then car payments and car insurance!

 

[powellrj]

CARS! We pay more for our cars than we do for our home. We are maintaining 3 cars with a teen driver. DH and I both use our cars for business so we drive lots of miles a month which means monthly oil changes, tires more often, expensive car insurance, gas for 2 of the 3 cars.

 

[spaceacewannabe]

My biggest expense is vacations and manicures. I probably spend about $20,000 a year. I consider "fun" a top priority!



**kidding*** Mine is groceries and insurance.

Whilst making your children pick through others' trash for usable food and clothing so as to take your 8th trip this year? Thank goodness that community board thread is closed

 

[kasidak]

Ours is insurance: homeowners, health, and car.

 

[CindyKansas]

This months Electric Bill! All kidding aside it would be insurance.

 

[sz9144]

Day care, same amount as my mortgage!

 

[IDoDis]

It's a tie between DD's figure skating lessons and groceries. Both are about $800 a month each. Add in new figure skates and blades each year at $500 a pop, practice skating dresses at $60 on up each, competition skating dresses at $150 and up per dress (needs one dress per event), tights, competition fees, coaching competition fees & expenses, travel, hotel and food during competitions, skating club membership, then DD's skating is a lot more than the groceries.

 

[DisneyHumbug]

PLUS loan payments.

 

[luvmarypoppins]

2 kids in private high school =$$$$$!!!

 

[cheerforchelsea]

Car Payments - getting ready to retire in a few years so we each got a new car......

 

[jiminy14]

College tuition for my two DDs. $5500 per month on payment plan. Five times what my monthly mortgage payment is.

 

[jgates]

The last 5 years it was the highest priced public college in Wisconsin, LOL - UWMadison at about $17,500 per year total. Plus his insurance etc.

Now it is Property Taxes and all the clothing that 14 year old girl wears....................

 

[Julia M]

It's a tie between DD's figure skating lessons and groceries. Both are about $800 a month each. Add in new figure skates and blades each year at $500 a pop, practice skating dresses at $60 on up each, competition skating dresses at $150 and up per dress (needs one dress per event), tights, competition fees, coaching competition fees & expenses, travel, hotel and food during competitions, skating club membership, then DD's skating is a lot more than the groceries.

2 kids in private high school =$$$$$!!!

My Kids............

Three kids in private school.....$1800 per month.

Kids Activities: DD's baton and tumbling, boy's guitar and baseball......$850

Luckily, my kids aren't "into" designer clothes and ds is still a few months away from being able to drive. I don't even want to imagine adding in the cost of insurance for a 16 year old boy!!!

Julia