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[red07frontier]

If I was gonna cut out something it would be some of the other cars I got. I'm not really complaining though. It's just the cost of living where I live.

My house is a 3 bed, 2 bath, 2 car garage I bought in 07 for $252,000.00
when I bought it that was about the cheapest a house was going for.
The housing market is crazy in Seattle.

Also I could never sell my truck yo. I gotta have a truck to haul the Boat!

[foamypirate]

If I was gonna cut out something it would be some of the other cars I got. I'm not really complaining though. It's just the cost of living where I live.

My house is a 3 bed, 2 bath, 2 car garage I bought in 07 for $252,000.00
when I bought it that was about the cheapest a house was going for.
The housing market is crazy in Seattle.

Also I could never sell my truck yo. I gotta have a truck to haul the Boat!

Ah, that would do it. My wife has relatives up in that area. Housing is crazy up there. Down here it's much better. Hell, I was looking at a 2,128 square foot house with a 0.9 acre lot and a 36x38 workshop for $147k!

[JDM_CB7_TX]

Monthly Bills

Rent: $755
Water: $85ish
Electricity: $85ish
Food: $350ish
Insurance: $110
Gas: $120
Cable + internet: $115
Cell phone: $45
misc fast food and odd end items: $100+
Home and Garden Magazine: $6.95+tax

[ChIoVnIdCa]

If I was gonna cut out something it would be some of the other cars I got. I'm not really complaining though. It's just the cost of living where I live.

My house is a 3 bed, 2 bath, 2 car garage I bought in 07 for $252,000.00
when I bought it that was about the cheapest a house was going for.
The housing market is crazy in Seattle.

Also I could never sell my truck yo. I gotta have a truck to haul the Boat!

If you are not in a 15 year you are getting raped... I own 75k more then you and pay much less... Fixed at 4.7percent 30

[foamypirate]

If you are not in a 15 year you are getting raped... I own 75k more then you and pay much less... Fixed at 4.7percent 30

I'm not sure how it works where you live, or up in Washington, but here in Texas, we have no income tax. They make up for it with property tax. The house we are looking at would normally be $800/mo, but once you tack on the property tax, it takes that payment up to about $1200/mo. That may be the case in Washington, which would explain the higher payment.

[ChIoVnIdCa]

I'm not sure how it works where you live, or up in Washington, but here in Texas, we have no income tax. They make up for it with property tax. The house we are looking at would normally be $800/mo, but once you tack on the property tax, it takes that payment up to about $1200/mo. That may be the case in Washington, which would explain the higher payment.

We have state income tax here... 5% I think... Tax on my house is about $8000 a year but that's a separate account for me

[crazymikey]

idk im having second thoughts about the ram. i think i might stay away from american trucks. i dont really like fords. see the reason i like the ridgeline is because it doesnt have a big v8, yet it could still tow a car.

my pay just went up and by new years it will go up again. so im thinking ill be making 12.50. if i go for level 2 certification, ill get paid 14 bucks. and the living is cheap where i live so im not to worried as of right now. so thats why i was thinking about getting something new. and i probably will still stay in the honda world. so if not a truck, a 07 accord or 05+ acura tl type s

must be nice to be able to afford those vehicles on those wages.

I make $15/hr and although I can afford to pay for my car and insurance, my other bills, like my phone and visa are always expensive. Doesnt leave me much money left over for groceries,gas, car maintenance, clothes, other basic necessities and stuff. I mean, I'm freakin broke all the time. I cash a $1000 paycheck every 2 weeks and literally half my check goes to bills and I have like $300 to last me 2 weeks.

[foamypirate]

We have state income tax here... 5% I think... Tax on my house is about $8000 a year but that's a separate account for me

Dang. That's a killer tax. The houses I've been looking at average 5000/yr. I think I like Texas just a little more, now. =D

[bobbycos]

Monthly Bills

Rent: $755
Water: $85ish
Electricity: $85ish
Food: $350ish
Insurance: $110
Gas: $120
Cable + internet: $115
Cell phone: $45
misc fast food and odd end items: $100+
Home and Garden Magazine: $6.95+tax

borrowing your format

Rent: 750
Gas/Electric 180 to 250
Food 550
Car Insurance 300 (for 3 cars)
Cable 145 (and no Fox 5 for the World Series)(since no Yankees or Mets involved I'm not worried about it)
Cell 150
Storage locker 900
China Lady DVD's 80 to 100

these are monthly

[Tnwagn]

Rent: 400
Electricity: 65
Food: 350
Insurance: 120
Gas: 60
Cable/Internet: 40
Cell: 25

[quickangel93]

must be nice to be able to afford those vehicles on those wages.

I make $15/hr and although I can afford to pay for my car and insurance, my other bills, like my phone and visa are always expensive. Doesnt leave me much money left over for groceries,gas, car maintenance, clothes, other basic necessities and stuff. I mean, I'm freakin broke all the time. I cash a $1000 paycheck every 2 weeks and literally half my check goes to bills and I have like $300 to last me 2 weeks.

yea its a hard life. i barely have anything left as of right now. actually i only have like 30 bucks till this friday.

[crazymikey]

I've been living on my own for the past year and a half now and there's no way like reality to give you a wake up call.

['93CB7Ex]

I've been living on my own for the past year and a half now and there's no way like reality to give you a wake up call.

this is so true. ive been on my own for about 3 months now...

[King James]

Rent: 1075
Bank loan 1: 306
Bank loan 2: 204
School loan: Min is 175 but I pay 300 to get it gone
Visa: 100 min
Credit card 1: 10 min
Credit card 2: 75 min
Insurance: 135
Gas: 100-150ish depending on work driving
Food: 200-250....cut out fast food and save big time
TV/internet: 180
Misc: 200ish

I also pay the government 150 a month...but since they take my income tax, in april itll be gone when they take my 4000+ return

I also pay my dad anywhere from 100-500 a month depending how much I have left at the end of each pay period

I rarely pay just the minimum on bills anymore....but I cant give an exact number as to what I pay cuz it goes by how much money I have left over at the end of every pay period.....I pay my bills the day before I get paid next to ensure a) I pay as much as I can....and b) if im ever in dire need of cash between pays I dont have to go to my dad anymore.

Lessons learned.....when your 19 you dont truly realize how much those mistakes are gonna cost till years later.

[Gemini]

I dont even wanna go into it

but I do hope to pay off majority of my revolving bills by January but i will still have child support, student loan, rent, etc