Hope this isn't too nosey a question - it really seems to be a taboo subject and not something you really want to ask your friends so here goes - how much do people spend on things. After all our monthly bills including mortgage are paid (£1000 approx)we should be left with about £650 to live on although it never works out like that because we owe money on our credit cards, overdraft etc and something always crops up like central heating broke down last month which eats into the £650. We spend about £400 on food so really we are cutting it really tight because there is no money left over for holidays, clothes, shoes, entertainment etc. Is this enough to live on? My friends husband is on £50k. Should I have stayed on in work to afford us a better standard of living but not be able to see the kids? Should we be thinking of other ways of cutting our outgoings - getting a cheaper house (altho we only have a mortgage for £54k) Should dh be thinking of getting another better paid job with added stress but more money (He's on £30,000 now which I think isn't much but he thinks is adequate). There doesn't seem to be anyone to discuss this with and is a constant source of arguing as I get days when I think I am the poorest person in this area. Unfortunately we live in a wealthy area so I inevitably end up comparing myself which I know I shouldn't do. Most of the women who go to my playgroups all seem to have the latest fashions and go on holidays abroad everyyear. What are other people paying out to maintain a standard of living? Reading back on this I sound so ungrateful and whinging - I don't mean to but sometimes wonder if we are leaving ourselves too short financially?
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