Don Barzini: Post your itemized Monthly Budget.
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Date: March 29th, 2006 6:24 PM Author: brass ticket booth
I want to see how you live so cheaply.
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Date: March 29th, 2006 6:25 PM Author: Walnut Library Giraffe
it doesn't sound like he goes out to eat, drinking, partying, etc...
that makes up about 1/3 of my monthly budget, seriously. if i never went out i would have a ton more $$$
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Date: March 29th, 2006 6:25 PM Author: Razzmatazz foreskin
yeah, seriously.
no tv, no phone, no bedsheets.
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Date: March 29th, 2006 7:47 PM Author: Razzmatazz foreskin
8K for all his expenses?
hmm.
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Date: March 29th, 2006 7:48 PM Author: Razzmatazz foreskin
no, he has an apartment in a pretty nice area.
i think he's just cheap as hell.
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Date: March 29th, 2006 7:49 PM Author: crimson indian lodge
He spends a total of $666 a month and has an apartment in a nice area?
That seems unlikely.
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Date: March 29th, 2006 7:51 PM Author: Razzmatazz foreskin
that's what he said.
he takes public transport and doesn't pay for cable or phone service.
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Date: March 29th, 2006 8:27 PM Author: Big Legal Warrant Locus
I didn't do the math and realize that was the minimum he could spend.
My guess? The apartment in a nice area is a $400 studio. And I'm a little suspicious of the nice area part, since I remember he said that almost none of the girls in his building speak English. He probably spends the rest of the money on food and bus passes - he apparently doesn't have any entertainment costs, and I don't see him being a clothing fanatic.
(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=389685&forum_id=2#5459988) |
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Date: March 30th, 2006 9:42 AM Author: Cheese-eating demanding regret field
No way. Apartments in Madison are expensive, especially in nice areas. Most people have roommates to make it more affordable.
edit: I guess he might be able to get an efficiency for around $400/mo as Rowan suggests.
(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=389685&forum_id=2#5464367) |
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Date: March 30th, 2006 9:51 AM Author: Big Legal Warrant Locus
Yeah, I read wrong. I was thinking $666 for an *apartment*. Anything that leaves money for food and other items would have to be very small, I think.
Though it's certainly possible that don is underestimating how much money he spends.
(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=389685&forum_id=2#5464420)
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Date: March 30th, 2006 9:57 AM Author: Shimmering haunting jew location
When my boyfriend lived in an okay but not elite neighborhood, he was paying $675 for a one bedroom.
I don't see how he spends so little - I spend about $1500 a month including rent and I thought I was really frugal.
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Date: March 29th, 2006 7:21 PM Author: brass ticket booth
V
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Date: March 29th, 2006 7:48 PM Author: Charismatic locale volcanic crater
8k a year =/=kill self
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Date: March 29th, 2006 7:50 PM Author: Lascivious ladyboy
wow. I am embarassed to say that I spend that in a month.
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Date: March 30th, 2006 1:18 PM Author: Lascivious ladyboy
2,500 rent
1,000 car payment
250 for parking spot
550 for loans
400 for utilities
1000 for a trip somewhere
800 for groceries
500 for golf and sports
everything else misc (going out to eat, bars, cabs, clothes, etc.)
(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=389685&forum_id=2#5465921)
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Date: March 30th, 2006 8:32 AM Author: Disturbing contagious lodge candlestick maker
can you answer this don, i wouldn't mind some pointers on saving actually.
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Date: March 30th, 2006 9:44 AM Author: ebony quadroon dilemma
God what a miserable existence.
I also hate myself for living off of $30,000 per year, currently.
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Date: March 30th, 2006 9:55 AM Author: ebony quadroon dilemma
more than 30K in Minn?
My rent is about $18K a year, and my credit card runs about $1000-1300 a month, typically. though I am running into a lot of big budget items.
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Date: March 30th, 2006 9:56 AM Author: Big Legal Warrant Locus
No, no, but more than the $8,000 don spends as a working adult.
Though I certainly spend more than $30,000 on living expenses now. Rent alone gets me pretty close.
(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=389685&forum_id=2#5464449) |
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Date: March 30th, 2006 9:58 AM Author: ebony quadroon dilemma
I may have a chance to jump on a rent controlled 1 bedroom (small but sufficient) around Astor and 3rd ave for $1500 a month.
Does that sound like a good deal? I would have preferred finding a place in October, but if I can pay $1500 instead of $2200, it may be worth it.
(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=389685&forum_id=2#5464461) |
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Date: March 30th, 2006 10:03 AM Author: ebony quadroon dilemma
I put everything on my credit card.
I go out twice a week and spend between $40-80 on booze. I take girls out once or twice a week which is usually around $100 a pop.
I spend 40-60 a week on groceries.
And it seems every month there is some big ticket item that costs several hundred dollars, whether its school books, a trip to the bahamas, a couple of new pairs of shoes, xmas presents, etc. you get the idea.
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Date: March 30th, 2006 9:56 AM Author: Slate Main People
My wife and I live on $14K/yr, mostly because we do shopping exclusively at ALDI, God's gift to the poor.
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Date: March 30th, 2006 9:59 AM Author: Crystalline Mood Range
What's great about this thread is that it's already big and Don hasn't even responded yet.
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Date: March 30th, 2006 1:07 PM Author: Electric Plaza Faggotry
rent: 500
food and misc. purchases (like soap or whatever): about 220
electric: about 15
that's it
comes to about 8500 a year or so
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Date: March 30th, 2006 1:12 PM Author: Electric Plaza Faggotry
ohhh yeah bus passes adds another 600 yearly.
electricity i have covered. see above.
shampoo and all that is covered in the food budget. i lump all that together. so are any trips to starbucks or anything like that. i lump it together cuz it all goes on the credit card, and 220 is about my average monthly CC bill.
all told, along with the occassional splurge like an mp3 player, it probably comes out to just under 9k.
i wish it were lower. there is no need to spend 9000 dollars, which is a lot of money, just to support one person. but i am lazy and never cook. i could save a fortune if i cooked myself.
also my rent is kinda high. but it's about the cheapest i could find that wasn't in the ghetto.
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Date: March 30th, 2006 1:14 PM Author: Big Legal Warrant Locus
Sorry, I read that as electronics for some reason.
I'm taking it you don't eat out at all?
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Date: March 30th, 2006 1:15 PM Author: Electric Plaza Faggotry
no, i eat out all the time. i never cook. but i dont eat anywhere expensive. like a pizza place or Chipotle or whatever.
i actually hardly ever eat @ mcdonalds though.
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Date: March 30th, 2006 1:18 PM Author: Electric Plaza Faggotry
yep. i dont require much food really. i think i have a low metabolism.
although i drink free milk/juice and eat popcorn and stuff at work during the day. so that adds calories. but doesnt cost anything.
it's a good thing i dont eat anymore than i do or i would be a lot fatter.
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Date: March 30th, 2006 1:17 PM Author: yellow vivacious business firm
i call shenanigans.
a pizza or chipotle is gonna run you a minimum $5. if you eat two meals a day, you're talking $300 on food alone.
(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=389685&forum_id=2#5465914) |
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Date: March 30th, 2006 1:17 PM Author: Electric Plaza Faggotry
movies are such a ripoff.
i'm not really interested in sports or concerts. and if i were, i could go to free music on the UW campus any time.
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Date: March 30th, 2006 1:14 PM Author: Crystalline Mood Range
Don what do you do on the weekends?
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Date: March 30th, 2006 1:23 PM Author: flirting rambunctious toaster tattoo
Don doesn't have any hobbies, interests, or friends. This doesn't come as a surprise to me.
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Date: March 30th, 2006 1:26 PM Author: Silver idea he suggested
he sounds like the most useless human being ever born.
Don, kill yourself.
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Date: March 30th, 2006 1:26 PM Author: Electric Plaza Faggotry
well i'm interested in finance so i spend a certain amount of time reading and looking at data about that. but otherwise, aside from reading and taking walks, no, i dont really have any other hobbies. but do young people really have hobbies? i mean, i dont know any young people that have model trains (which would prolly be fun actually) or do arts and crafts or whatever. that's kind of an old person's thing. young people have work.
i have a couple of friends but i dont see them a ton these days. now and then.
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Date: March 30th, 2006 1:27 PM Author: flirting rambunctious toaster tattoo
This post was sad.
What do you do with all the extra money lying around? Just save it up?
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Date: March 30th, 2006 1:30 PM Author: Electric Plaza Faggotry
save and invest. for that reason, if i got sick or laid off and couldnt work, i could last for many years. that makes me a lot happier and helps me sleep at night.
what hobbies do young people have? unless you count going to bars as a hobby.
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Date: March 30th, 2006 1:33 PM Author: Big Legal Warrant Locus
Do you think there will ever be a point where you'll feel secure enough that earning more money won't make you much more secure?
See below for some hobbies of people I know.
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Date: March 30th, 2006 1:45 PM Author: flirting rambunctious toaster tattoo
"unless you count going to bars as a hobby."
No, I would count that as hanging out with friends.
I would say movies, sports, music, and video games qualify as hobbies though or at least interests, and most young people are into those.
Most people have some kind of own unique hobby though - like they're in a band or they take kung fu or something.
(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=389685&forum_id=2#5466142)
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Date: March 30th, 2006 1:31 PM Author: Big Legal Warrant Locus
Yeah, young people have hobbies.
boyfriend: corporate basketball, golf, learning to play guitar
friend 1: yoga, taking a class to brush up her spanish
friend 2: cooking, making jewelry
me: ok...I really need to get some hobbies besides drinking and going to the movies and reading, but still, other people have them
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Date: March 30th, 2006 1:40 PM Author: Electric Plaza Faggotry
haha
yeah i used to play a ton of basketball. maybe i should get back into that. it's fun and very good for the body. now would be a good time too cuz it's starting to stay light later. i used to meet a lotta friends that way too. and you never have to ask them "so, what do you want to do?" :)
i could never do yoga because i am a big yeti with no flexibility! music, i have no ability re. that. i cant even read music.
(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=389685&forum_id=2#5466099) |
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Date: March 30th, 2006 1:47 PM Author: flirting rambunctious toaster tattoo
The point is, you can learn to read music, don.
And there's plenty of inexpensive hobbies out there if you're concerned about money.
(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=389685&forum_id=2#5466149) |
Date: March 30th, 2006 1:25 PM Author: multi-colored bronze roommate
What a miserable life.
(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=389685&forum_id=2#5465976) |
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Date: March 30th, 2006 1:28 PM Author: Electric Plaza Faggotry
spending more doesnt make me much happier. when i travel for work i'm in a nice hotel with cable and internet. i spend more on food and stuff than i can imagine. 100 bucks a day sometimes.
it doesnt make me a whole lot happier. it's sorta cool but the novelty wears off after a while.
i can buy anything i want, short of like a Rolls Royce. that's no problem. i just don't want a whole lot.
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Date: August 17th, 2006 1:10 PM Author: Flickering violet corn cake
whenever you're feeling blue, just bump this thread.
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Date: August 17th, 2006 1:30 PM Author: Big Legal Warrant Locus
Walking actually can be fun... But god knows it's not enough to fill a life, especially when you're not working long hours.
Don is one of the few people I know who really seems to lack the capacity to appreciate life. You could probably put the guy in a jail cell and and he'd be content, as long as he could think about the interest accruing on his bank deposits.
(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=389685&forum_id=2#6456065) |
Date: November 23rd, 2006 12:03 PM Author: stimulating nursing home
happee t-giving don
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