[infpblog]

Necessities (68% of income)
mortgage, utilities, bills, insurance, food

Investments (8% of income)
savings we set aside an invest so we can eat when we retire, rental property, peer-to-peer loans, futures trading, our LLCs



Long-term savings (8%) - money we set aside for future purchases
Car (our cars are all paid off, I bought mine for $3K at 120K miles, It's currently at 210K. I figure it has another 4 years)
Travel

Education (4%) - money we set aside for books, classes and seminars

Give (4%) - money we set aside to donate
Children's Hospital
Friends and family who need support

Fun (8%) - Discretionary income that we get to spend on whatever we want.
This totals $160 each month in cash. Once it's gone, it's gone.
Eating out
Books at thrift stores
Clothes (but not I haven't bought clothes in 6 months)
Haircut
Movies

[SadLuckDame]

I mostly buy food.

Food
Organic veggies (mushrooms, salad, tomato always)
Almond milk
Tapioca bread
Gluten free cereals
coconut ice-cream
natural popcorn with no additives other than salt
deli turkey, ham without yucky bad things added
red meat from grass fed and no antibiotics, not processed
pineapple
dairy-free yogurts
coffee
teas, green tea
and usually lemon-aid
rice crackers
almond butter
honey
olive oil, herbs, cracked pepper, sea salt, cane sugar, red-wine vinegar


Necessities
Tom's from Maine items
natural and paraban free things.
Bills.

Leisure
Books, puzzles, crafty items
plants and flowers
red wine
Yard sale items or thrift store finds (mostly books)
Internet games like WOW

Education
Books, internet


Big Ticket Items
I plan road trips each year, if I can
or at least to go somewhere, like museums or art galleries and festivals.

[Oh_no_she_DIDNT]

Food

This is what I bought last week, prepare to have your mind blown:

Safeway's Bran Flakes
Frozen Pizza
Red Kidney Bean Curry
Mashed Vegetable Curry (I've been in a curry mood?)
Annie's mac and cheese
Carrot Cake Ice Cream YUM (recommended)
Mesh bag of Mandarin Oranges
Corn Tortillas
Frozen Green Peas

(I was feeling kinda bummed so I kinda caved on the comfort food :/ )

Necessities

Hair detangler, I just ran out.
E12 light bulbs for this IKEA item.

Leisure

Purple wig**
I'm hoping I can make it to another baseball game (hopefully in the playoffs, fingers crossed). :D
Ren Fest Ticket coming up..
I may or may not go to comic-con with my comic-geek friends... not really my thing but now I have an excuse with my wonder woman avatar...

Education

I'm trying to learn fantasy football strategies... So I've been researching stuff online.
I also want to begin to work on expanding my vocabulary because I'm getting rusty...

Big Ticket Items

I want to get my hair dyed red at this place that's kinda pricey. I average a salon once a year if that.
Hopefully, a Ravens (football) game. (**purple wig mentioned above for this occasion)


Bed time.

(I mean, its bed time now so I have to stop, but if I could buy bedtime that would be great.. like buy a person to make me get in bed and sleep magically the same time every night... that would be so great.)

[Theodore]

Annie's mac and cheese

That's a perennial favorite around here. I have mine special made.



:P

Carrot Cake Ice Cream YUM (recommended)

I hardly ever buy ice cream from the store but that will be mine.

[StaceofBass]

Food:
Chicken
Fish
Steak (girl needs her steak, mmkay)
Asparagus
Bananas
Plums
Cherries
Onions
Garlic
Cucumbers
Cantaloupe

Nescessitites:
Rx medication
Credit card bill
Phone bill
Cat food
Cat litter
Hygiene products

Leisure:
Red wine (preferably pinot noir)
the occasional new dress
the occasional new pair of shoes (because I am a girl and girls need shoes! ;) )


Education:
Student loan payments o.o (thought about putting this under necessities but it fits here)
New books
Learning a new language programs (you know the ones you can just insert the disc in the computer and go)

Big Ticket Items.
Currently planning on buying a new car
Currently planning a vacation around new years.

[Sily]

Recent amazon purchases:
Bird food
Sour pickles
K-cups
Gel Impact pen refills
book
book
Sugar free coconut, dark chocolate, banana, fiori di sicilla, toasted marshmallow, chestnut praline syrups.
Bob's Red Mill Oat Bran
Mochi assortment

[Ningsta Kitty]

I luuuuuuuuuuuuuuv this idea of a thread!!!

Awesome OP! :D

Can you pick up blueberries while you're out please, someone? okay thanks bye!

[refugee]

Recently:

-Nutrigrain bars
-Notebooks for random writing sessions
-New bookstand
-Subscription to an online magazine
-BBQ Ribs
-Jello Pudding cups
-Walnuts/pecans (great for health)
-Spearmint gum (chewing gum helps stimulate the mind)
-A pack of manila folders
-Bills

Sounds exciting doesn't it? I haven't bought a luxury item in ages because I'm trying to live the minimalistic life. I think it's enhanced my awareness of the simplicity of things.

[chrominance]

Food:
Romaine lettuce, kale, carrots, radishes, beets, cucumbers, snap peas.
Grapefruit, apples, tangerines.
Eggs.
Milk.
Beef, frozen fish, lunch meat.
Vitamins.
Cranberry juice.

Nescessitites:
Rent and utilities.
Phone.
Internet.
Allergy meds.
Cat food, litter.

Leisure:
Beer, wine.
Netflix.
Clothes.
Restaurants.
Video games, traditional games.

Education:
Exorbitant student loan payments.

Big Ticket Items:
Saving to build a gaming PC.
Upgrade to larger apartment.

[ethylester]

Food (I am breastfeeding right now so it's a little different than normal)
CHEESE, lots of cheese
cereal with skim milk
bananas
pineapple
cookies
natural peanut butter
dark chocolate (Dove is the best)
marshmallow fluff
anything my mom or dad brings over such as vegetable soup, jambalaya or stuffed grape leaves

Necessities
baby stuff like diapers and shit
kleenex (I blow my nose more than anyone I know)
hygiene items like soap and shit
cat food, don't want kitties to starve!
gasoline
coffee
and CHEESE

Leisure
what leisure? I haven't had any leisure time since June 30, the day before my water broke.
I guess you could count internet and Netflix keepin me sane
also Spotify is fun
take-out
occasional beer (brown ale) or wine (red or white!)

Education
None, I am a dumbo

Big Ticket
Medical bills! yeay!! If I didn't have medical insurance, my current bills at the moment would be OVER $300,000!! As it is now, I am paying $100 here, $200 there, and also applying for financial assistance because that shit's ridiculous.
And one of these days I want to sell my husband's jalopy car and get a truck or SUV.
And if we had room, I would REALLY love to have a dishwasher. Dishes take up so much of my freaking time, it is stupid.