Thread: Tell me: where does all your cash go???

"Cash?"

Does not compute.

What is this thing you call "Cash?"

Haha. Nah, but seriously. Mine pretty much just disappears, too. Mostly to gas, bills & child support, but the rest usually burns up whenever I go out and have a good time.

ALL my cash goes to charity contributions? Oh and booze!

getting wasted, food, drinks, shoes, clothes, gas. specifically caramel frappachinos (like the first pic, but caramel) and energy drinks, and a lot of sandwiches and subs. yum. Shoes = MJordan's, clothes = bunch of different stuff... gas = $35 every 3 days to fill up my lil ford focus which gets 30 MPG, but goes by fast still.

Oh, and cheap dates to try ta get laid.

In all seriousness Mes, sadly a lot of $$$$ goes to the bank. Mortgage interest.

I can say that probably more than most, I spend money on Gevalia coffee. Now that I have had a good selection of whole bean coffees, the rest taste like crap.
That sounds like an advertisement.

Gevalia, eh? Is that a chain? Hmmm must try their blended drinks...

Michael.. what a life style!

Damn those bills and mortgage payments... fortunately for me I get to live off my parents for a few more months still. At the moment I make enough money to pay half my rent. Oh the... riches...

Originally Posted by Mes Tarrant

Gevalia, eh? Is that a chain? Hmmm must try their blended drinks...

I'll tell you. But You will get hooked Mes.
http://www.gevalia.com/Gevalia/

A good chunk goes into mortgage, a good chung goes into 401(k) and various savings account/investment type places. In the near future, aside from the "going out" and "clothes" spending, I'll be making various changes to my home (flooring, some new furniture, etc.) Otherwise, aside from buying lots of books, I try to keep the amount of "spending" money sitting in my checking account at a minimum, so I'll dump anything beyond my safety buffer into some form of savings...

My pocket.

In all seriousness, I spend very little money, as I have no real expenses to speak of. When I do spend money, it's either a very small amount here and there, like the rare -$10 for a video game last week, or a good bit at once, like the kayak and equipment I plan to buy soon.

Urm, how long we got

Holidays - I like to have about 4 a year, love snowboarding!!!!

Clothes - Damn expensive, like jeans are around $140 and top $100 damn even my boxer shorts cost like $40 - I need to get my clothes imported from a cheaper country lol

Going out - I like to get out on the weekends, and usually end up spending a whole lot! I like to go cinema, drinking, out for meals, out for anything, any excuse to get out

Toys - OMG don't get me started, I am a gadget freak I but like all cool new toys, like xBox, phones, iPods, PLasma TVs, Laptops, CD Decks, Amps all sorts... Have been really good recently though and not spend money on ANY toys!! I am controlling this well

Living costs - General expenses like rent, food, bills, etc, all adds up, you don't even want to know how much this lot costs a month!!!!

Music - I buy all sorts of vinyl and MP3 music

Savings/Pension/charity - Out of my wage each month (before tax) I pay a lot of money into my pension and savings, I buy shares every month, and also give money to a couple of charities.

That's about it really - general living

Much of my money gets sunk into my studio.

By the way, Mes, if you unload that much on earrings, you should check out my wife's site: Sass Brown Designs. She makes some funky fun stuff, much of it out of recycled game pieces and other kitschy tidbits.

Mortgage, taxes, other living costs (electric, gas, phone, groceries, etc).

Home improvement - new screened-in deck, interior design decorations, etc.

Emergency supplies - gas powered generator, cases of water, canned foods, cash, batteries, candles, walkie-talkies, crank radio, guns/ammo, police scanner radio, first aid kit, blankets, pet supplies, and a bunch of other stuff for survival if something bad happens.

Pet supplies - I probably spend about $50/week on pet stuff (food, toys, supplies, etc).

Other than that, there's not a lot that I buy. I rarely go clothes shopping - only if I need something specific. I only carry a small amount of cash on me. I rarely spend it. Mostly use the debit card for paying for anything.

At about 175$/hour, you have to make a few sacrifices ...

Errr... games and clothes. I'm fortunate in that if I need money I can ask my parents for some as I don't usually get pocket money or anything so if I'm going out somewhere I can ask for £20 or so.

photocopies of university books
train and bus monthly fees
chocolate, coffee, toasts and fruitjuice
some train tickets

o yeah, this month: a dream theater concert ticket!

I always have a drawer full of cash, heh jk
(well actually I do haha)
Mine mainly goes to umm shopping shopping. Clothes and shoes mainly. heh And you know, this that that this.

The bank, or when I go out. But mostly I save, University is costly...

Bacardi Gold.

Mine goes to:

Car insurance
Car tax
Petrol for said car

and any left over goes to the cinema, popcorn at the cinema, junk food and any other time a friend asks to go out.

Gas, rent, food, and books. (I have to pay my parents part of my financial aid to cover my portion of the first three. I pay for the books completely.)

WINDOZE IS THE ABSOLUTE SHIT OF THE SOFTWARE INDUSTRY

Edit: Sorry, wrong thead.

Originally Posted by Spartiate

At about 175$/hour, you have to make a few sacrifices ...

You fly, too! Cool!

I spend 10% of what I make, roughly. I love money. But if I do spend it it goes towards computer hardware.

Forgot to mention phone bills! This month £150, thanks! That translates to $300 american cash money dollars!!

All my cash goes to pot, beer, studio equipment, cigarettes, cab rides and movies occationaly.