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What am I missing?

13 replies

hippityhippityhop · 03/02/2021 20:57

Trying to work out a budget for when I’m back to work after mat leave and these are my catergories:
Mortgage
Water
Council tax
Gas and electric
Petrol
Union
Phone
Subscriptions eg Netflix
Savings
Childcare
Food
Spending money

Pension is already accounted for. Am I missing any other expenses?

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hellasciously · 03/02/2021 20:58

Broadband?

hellasciously · 03/02/2021 20:59

House insurance

hellasciously · 03/02/2021 20:59

Tv license

SecretDoor · 03/02/2021 21:00

Car expenses:tax, insurance, not etc

SecretDoor · 03/02/2021 21:00

MOT

DropOfffArtiste · 03/02/2021 21:01

Car tax, insurance, maintenance
Clothes

Crumpetloverrr · 03/02/2021 21:01

What do you mean by spending money?

What about
Birthdays
Christmas
Hairdresser
Clothes
Car tax/mot/service

Mintjulia · 03/02/2021 21:02

TV licence?
Car insurance, tax, mot, service, tyres, brakes etc. Or car contract

Crumpetloverrr · 03/02/2021 21:02

Holidays

UnbeatenMum · 03/02/2021 21:03

Other car costs - tax, MOT, insurance, repairs
Holidays
Christmas

RedskyBynight · 03/02/2021 21:09

Other car related things (insurance, MOT, repairs)
Life insurance
Holiday
Clothes
Haircuts/beauty treatments
Presents
Child activities (if you want to take them to a baby group)
Adult activities (do you have gym membership/do any paid activities?)

visitorfromtheplanetzog · 03/02/2021 21:15

Pension

hippityhippityhop · 04/02/2021 20:41

Great! Yes we save for all car related things along with presents, house, tv insurance etc.

Good thinking about the activities as it feels like such an age since we did anything like that.

Thanks everyone

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