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    • What city+state+country do you live in? What currency will you be using? USD? CAD? Shekels? NJ, USD • Do you budget or will you be guesstimating? Guesstimating • If you have children, what are their ages? Give a comma separated list: 1,2,4,6 • Do you care for anyone else in your home that impacts your finances? Provide details you are willing to share: wife • What month / year are you submitting your budget for? (Choose any day in that month): 2025-01-26 • What was your total spending/expenses for that month? 12000 • Open ended chance to tell us about your family, situation, and numbers: • Rent/Mortgage+Property Tax+Home Insurance: 4500 • Car (loan or lease payment) + Car Insurance: 0 • Do you have a car lease? No • Health Insurance: 0 • Life Insurance: 0 • What type of life insurance do you primarily have? None • Utilities (electricity, gas, water, etc.): 500 • What is your largest utility expense? Electric • Tuition (All ages including pre elementary full time care at a facility) 1300 • Is there more behind your tuition story? Maybe you have vouchers, pay once a year, have a friend or family sponsoring tuition: • *Tzedaka:*1200 • *Paying down bad debt:*1700 • *Groceries:*900 • Family’s Primary Diet: Balanced Diverse Diet • Clothing: • *Transportation (gas, public transport):*250 • Medical Expenses (including co-pays, prescriptions): • Non-tuition Childcare/Babysitting: 50 • Home Maintenance/Improvements: 50 • Hired cleaning help: 240 • Entertainment/Recreation/Restaurants/Dining Out: 20
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    It’s the start of a new month! 🗓️ Don’t forget to wrap up last month’s budget and submit your new results. Your contributions help others gain valuable insights into managing their own finances. Let’s keep supporting and learning from each other! Thank you for being a part of this amazing community! 💪
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    • What city+state+country do you live in? What currency will you be using? USD? CAD? Shekels? MD • Do you budget or will you be guesstimating? Budget • If you have children, what are their ages? Give a comma separated list: 14,12,10,8,6 • Do you care for anyone else in your home that impacts your finances? Provide details you are willing to share: • What month / year are you submitting your budget for? (Choose any day in that month): 2025-01-01 • What was your total spending/expenses for that month? 14733 • Open ended chance to tell us about your family, situation, and numbers: • Rent/Mortgage+Property Tax+Home Insurance: 3963 • Car (loan or lease payment) + Car Insurance: 0 • Do you have a car lease? No • Health Insurance: • Life Insurance: 80 • What type of life insurance do you primarily have? Term • Utilities (electricity, gas, water, etc.): 190 • What is your largest utility expense? • Tuition (All ages including pre elementary full time care at a facility) 5165 • Is there more behind your tuition story? Maybe you have vouchers, pay once a year, have a friend or family sponsoring tuition: • *Tzedaka:*400 • Paying down bad debt: • *Groceries:*1355 • Family’s Primary Diet: Balanced Diverse Diet • *Clothing:*150 • *Transportation (gas, public transport):*350 • Medical Expenses (including co-pays, prescriptions): 4 • Non-tuition Childcare/Babysitting: • Home Maintenance/Improvements: • Hired cleaning help: 300 • Entertainment/Recreation/Restaurants/Dining Out: 395
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    • What city+state+country do you live in? What currency will you be using? USD? CAD? Shekels? Pomona, NY, USD • Do you budget or will you be guesstimating? Budget • If you have children, what are their ages? Give a comma separated list: 4, 1 • Do you care for anyone else in your home that impacts your finances? Provide details you are willing to share: n/a • What month / year are you submitting your budget for? (Choose any day in that month): 2025-01-15 • What was your total spending/expenses for that month? 12715 • Open ended chance to tell us about your family, situation, and numbers: pay for water+utilities for downstairs neighbor, other large expenses not shown here: $1200 for daycare/camp in advance, $779 for student loans • Rent/Mortgage+Property Tax+Home Insurance: 2799 • Car (loan or lease payment) + Car Insurance: 359, 323 • Do you have a car lease? No • Health Insurance: • Life Insurance: 129 • What type of life insurance do you primarily have? Term • Utilities (electricity, gas, water, etc.): 685 • What is your largest utility expense? • Tuition (All ages including pre elementary full time care at a facility) 945 • Is there more behind your tuition story? Maybe you have vouchers, pay once a year, have a friend or family sponsoring tuition: No • *Tzedaka:*847 • Paying down bad debt: • *Groceries:*951 • Family’s Primary Diet: Balanced Diverse Diet • *Clothing:*640 • *Transportation (gas, public transport):*676 • Medical Expenses (including co-pays, prescriptions): • Non-tuition Childcare/Babysitting: 1120 • Home Maintenance/Improvements: 85 • Hired cleaning help: • Entertainment/Recreation/Restaurants/Dining Out: 379
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    • What city+state+country do you live in? What currency will you be using? USD? CAD? Shekels? Brooklyn, NY - USD • Do you budget or will you be guesstimating? Budget • If you have children, what are their ages? Give a comma separated list: no kids • Do you care for anyone else in your home that impacts your finances? Provide details you are willing to share: no • What month / year are you submitting your budget for? (Choose any day in that month): 2025-01-16 • What was your total spending/expenses for that month? 11192 • Open ended chance to tell us about your family, situation, and numbers: Tuition payment was college tuition which is paid twice a year. Recreational spending includes a vacation we went on. Other big expenses were ~880 for student loans • Rent/Mortgage+Property Tax+Home Insurance: 1675 • Car (loan or lease payment) + Car Insurance: 297 • Do you have a car lease? No • Health Insurance: • Life Insurance: • What type of life insurance do you primarily have? None • Utilities (electricity, gas, water, etc.): 0 • What is your largest utility expense? • Tuition (All ages including pre elementary full time care at a facility) 4750 • Is there more behind your tuition story? Maybe you have vouchers, pay once a year, have a friend or family sponsoring tuition: Yes • *Tzedaka:*813 • *Paying down bad debt:*0 • *Groceries:*468 • Family’s Primary Diet: High-Protein Diet: Rich in protein sources such as meat, fish, and poultry. • *Clothing:*144 • *Transportation (gas, public transport):*145 • Medical Expenses (including co-pays, prescriptions): 380 • Non-tuition Childcare/Babysitting: • Home Maintenance/Improvements: 75 • Hired cleaning help: 0 • Entertainment/Recreation/Restaurants/Dining Out: 1300
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    • What city+state+country do you live in? What currency will you be using? USD? CAD? Shekels? PA • Do you budget or will you be guesstimating? Budget • If you have children, what are their ages? Give a comma separated list: 9,5,3 • Do you care for anyone else in your home that impacts your finances? Provide details you are willing to share: No • What month / year are you submitting your budget for? (Choose any day in that month): 2025-01-31 • What was your total spending/expenses for that month? 11250 • Open ended chance to tell us about your family, situation, and numbers: • Rent/Mortgage+Property Tax+Home Insurance: 1982 • Car (loan or lease payment) + Car Insurance: 100 • Do you have a car lease? No • Health Insurance: 1300 • Life Insurance: 80 • What type of life insurance do you primarily have? Term • Utilities (electricity, gas, water, etc.): 471 • What is your largest utility expense? Gas • Tuition (All ages including pre elementary full time care at a facility) 1125 • Is there more behind your tuition story? Maybe you have vouchers, pay once a year, have a friend or family sponsoring tuition: Yes • *Tzedaka:*600 • Paying down bad debt: • *Groceries:*1870 • Family’s Primary Diet: High-Protein Diet: Rich in protein sources such as meat, fish, and poultry. • *Clothing:*429 • *Transportation (gas, public transport):*197 • Medical Expenses (including co-pays, prescriptions): 1200 • Non-tuition Childcare/Babysitting: 0 • Home Maintenance/Improvements: 990 • Hired cleaning help: 600 • Entertainment/Recreation/Restaurants/Dining Out: 950
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    It’s the start of a new month! 🗓️ Don’t forget to wrap up last month’s budget and submit your new results. Your contributions help others gain valuable insights into managing their own finances. Let’s keep supporting and learning from each other! Thank you for being a part of this amazing community! 💪
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    • What city+state+country do you live in? What currency will you be using? USD? CAD? Shekels? Pomona, NY, USD • Do you budget or will you be guesstimating? Budget • If you have children, what are their ages? Give a comma separated list: 4, 1 • Do you care for anyone else in your home that impacts your finances? Provide details you are willing to share: • What month / year are you submitting your budget for? (Choose any day in that month): 2025-02-28 • What was your total spending/expenses for that month? 11212 • Open ended chance to tell us about your family, situation, and numbers: larger expenses not shown below: school loans = 777, traffic violation expense = 425, • Rent/Mortgage+Property Tax+Home Insurance: 2814 • Car (loan or lease payment) + Car Insurance: 358.96 • Do you have a car lease? No • Health Insurance: • Life Insurance: 85 • What type of life insurance do you primarily have? Term • Utilities (electricity, gas, water, etc.): 781 • What is your largest utility expense? • Tuition (All ages including pre elementary full time care at a facility) 945 • Is there more behind your tuition story? Maybe you have vouchers, pay once a year, have a friend or family sponsoring tuition: No • *Tzedaka:*1038 • Paying down bad debt: • *Groceries:*831 • Family’s Primary Diet: Balanced Diverse Diet • *Clothing:*177 • *Transportation (gas, public transport):*431 • Medical Expenses (including co-pays, prescriptions): 33 • Non-tuition Childcare/Babysitting: 1266 • Home Maintenance/Improvements: 114 • Hired cleaning help: • Entertainment/Recreation/Restaurants/Dining Out: 140
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    • What city+state+country do you live in? What currency will you be using? USD? CAD? Shekels? Brooklyn NY, USD • Do you budget or will you be guesstimating? Budget • If you have children, what are their ages? Give a comma separated list: no kids • Do you care for anyone else in your home that impacts your finances? Provide details you are willing to share: no • What month / year are you submitting your budget for? (Choose any day in that month): 2025-02-12 • What was your total spending/expenses for that month? 5642 • Open ended chance to tell us about your family, situation, and numbers: wife in school, husband works. other large expenses are ~880 for low-moderate interest student loans ~450 in miscellaneous one-time/yearly expenses like filing taxes, ynab subscription, expenses for family simcha, car inspection, birthday present, college study materials, etc. • Rent/Mortgage+Property Tax+Home Insurance: 1675 • Car (loan or lease payment) + Car Insurance: 297 • Do you have a car lease? No • Health Insurance: 0 • Life Insurance: 0 • What type of life insurance do you primarily have? None • Utilities (electricity, gas, water, etc.): 0 • What is your largest utility expense? • Tuition (All ages including pre elementary full time care at a facility) 0 • Is there more behind your tuition story? Maybe you have vouchers, pay once a year, have a friend or family sponsoring tuition: Yes • *Tzedaka:*792 • *Paying down bad debt:*0 • *Groceries:*379 • Family’s Primary Diet: High-Protein Diet: Rich in protein sources such as meat, fish, and poultry. • *Clothing:*87 • *Transportation (gas, public transport):*170 • Medical Expenses (including co-pays, prescriptions): 585 • Non-tuition Childcare/Babysitting: 0 • Home Maintenance/Improvements: 37 • Hired cleaning help: 0 • Entertainment/Recreation/Restaurants/Dining Out: 175
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    • What city+state+country do you live in? What currency will you be using? USD? CAD? Shekels? Toms River, NJ • Do you budget or will you be guesstimating? Budget • If you have children, what are their ages? Give a comma separated list: 7,6,4,2,0 • Do you care for anyone else in your home that impacts your finances? Provide details you are willing to share: • What month / year are you submitting your budget for? (Choose any day in that month): 2025-02-01 • What was your total spending/expenses for that month? 10392 • Open ended chance to tell us about your family, situation, and numbers: • Rent/Mortgage+Property Tax+Home Insurance: 2776 • Car (loan or lease payment) + Car Insurance: 240 Insurance • Do you have a car lease? No • Health Insurance: • Life Insurance: 108 • What type of life insurance do you primarily have? Term • Utilities (electricity, gas, water, etc.): 636 • What is your largest utility expense? Gas • Tuition (All ages including pre elementary full time care at a facility) 2100 • Is there more behind your tuition story? Maybe you have vouchers, pay once a year, have a friend or family sponsoring tuition: • *Tzedaka:*1000 • Paying down bad debt: • *Groceries:*1200 • Family’s Primary Diet: Balanced Diverse Diet • *Clothing:*210 • Transportation (gas, public transport): • Medical Expenses (including co-pays, prescriptions): • Non-tuition Childcare/Babysitting: 700 • Home Maintenance/Improvements: • Hired cleaning help: 600 • Entertainment/Recreation/Restaurants/Dining Out: 60
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    • What city+state+country do you live in? What currency will you be using? USD? CAD? Shekels? MD • Do you budget or will you be guesstimating? Budget • If you have children, what are their ages? Give a comma separated list: 14,12,10,8,6 • Do you care for anyone else in your home that impacts your finances? Provide details you are willing to share: • What month / year are you submitting your budget for? (Choose any day in that month): 2025-02-01 • What was your total spending/expenses for that month? 14274 • Open ended chance to tell us about your family, situation, and numbers: • Rent/Mortgage+Property Tax+Home Insurance: 3977 • Car (loan or lease payment) + Car Insurance: 0 • Do you have a car lease? No • Health Insurance: • Life Insurance: 80 • What type of life insurance do you primarily have? Term • Utilities (electricity, gas, water, etc.): 405 • What is your largest utility expense? Electric • Tuition (All ages including pre elementary full time care at a facility) 5557 • Is there more behind your tuition story? Maybe you have vouchers, pay once a year, have a friend or family sponsoring tuition: • Tzedaka: • Paying down bad debt: • *Groceries:*1170 • Family’s Primary Diet: Balanced Diverse Diet • *Clothing:*75 • *Transportation (gas, public transport):*280 • Medical Expenses (including co-pays, prescriptions): • Non-tuition Childcare/Babysitting: • Home Maintenance/Improvements: • Hired cleaning help: 225 • Entertainment/Recreation/Restaurants/Dining Out: 245
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    It’s the start of a new month! 🗓️ Don’t forget to wrap up last month’s budget and submit your new results. Your contributions help others gain valuable insights into managing their own finances. Let’s keep supporting and learning from each other! Thank you for being a part of this amazing community! 💪
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    • What city+state+country do you live in? What currency will you be using? USD? CAD? Shekels? Pomona, NY, USD • Do you budget or will you be guesstimating? Budget • If you have children, what are their ages? Give a comma separated list: 4, 1 • Do you care for anyone else in your home that impacts your finances? Provide details you are willing to share: • What month / year are you submitting your budget for? (Choose any day in that month): 2025-03-12 • What was your total spending/expenses for that month? 15188 • Open ended chance to tell us about your family, situation, and numbers: tuition costs include partial payment for camp; major expenses not reflected below: school loans = $777, ticket expense = $425, yom tov expenses = $245, • Rent/Mortgage+Property Tax+Home Insurance: 2814 • Car (loan or lease payment) + Car Insurance: 1006 • Do you have a car lease? No • Health Insurance: • Life Insurance: 173 • What type of life insurance do you primarily have? Term • Utilities (electricity, gas, water, etc.): 713 • What is your largest utility expense? • Tuition (All ages including pre elementary full time care at a facility) 1407 • Is there more behind your tuition story? Maybe you have vouchers, pay once a year, have a friend or family sponsoring tuition: No • *Tzedaka:*3177 • Paying down bad debt: • *Groceries:*893 • Family’s Primary Diet: Balanced Diverse Diet • *Clothing:*183 • *Transportation (gas, public transport):*614 • Medical Expenses (including co-pays, prescriptions): 31 • Non-tuition Childcare/Babysitting: 1292 • Home Maintenance/Improvements: 220 • Hired cleaning help: • Entertainment/Recreation/Restaurants/Dining Out: 73
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    • What city+state+country do you live in? What currency will you be using? USD? CAD? Shekels? Brooklyn NY - USD • Do you budget or will you be guesstimating? Budget • If you have children, what are their ages? Give a comma separated list: no kids yet • Do you care for anyone else in your home that impacts your finances? Provide details you are willing to share: • What month / year are you submitting your budget for? (Choose any day in that month): 2025-03-05 • What was your total spending/expenses for that month? 7718 • Open ended chance to tell us about your family, situation, and numbers: tuition payment was graduation fee for wife's college. other big expenses were 880 in student loans, 200 for husband career development, 100 on purim related stuff, 70 for contact lenses, 60 for gifts, another 200 split across household supplies, speeding ticket and some random other stuff • Rent/Mortgage+Property Tax+Home Insurance: 1675 • Car (loan or lease payment) + Car Insurance: 297 • Do you have a car lease? No • Health Insurance: 0 • Life Insurance: • What type of life insurance do you primarily have? None • Utilities (electricity, gas, water, etc.): 0 • What is your largest utility expense? • Tuition (All ages including pre elementary full time care at a facility) 200 • Is there more behind your tuition story? Maybe you have vouchers, pay once a year, have a friend or family sponsoring tuition: Yes • *Tzedaka:*2001 • Paying down bad debt: • *Groceries:*572 • Family’s Primary Diet: High-Protein Diet: Rich in protein sources such as meat, fish, and poultry. • *Clothing:*170 • *Transportation (gas, public transport):*160 • Medical Expenses (including co-pays, prescriptions): 975 • Non-tuition Childcare/Babysitting: • Home Maintenance/Improvements: 57 • Hired cleaning help: 0 • Entertainment/Recreation/Restaurants/Dining Out: 125
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    • What city+state+country do you live in? What currency will you be using? USD? CAD? Shekels? New York State - US DOLLARS • Do you budget or will you be guesstimating? Budget • If you have children, what are their ages? Give a comma separated list: None • Do you care for anyone else in your home that impacts your finances? Provide details you are willing to share: Wife • What month / year are you submitting your budget for? (Choose any day in that month): 2025-03-31 • What was your total spending/expenses for that month? 2158 • Open ended chance to tell us about your family, situation, and numbers: • Rent/Mortgage+Property Tax+Home Insurance: 1300 • Car (loan or lease payment) + Car Insurance: • Do you have a car lease? No • Health Insurance: • Life Insurance: • What type of life insurance do you primarily have? None • Utilities (electricity, gas, water, etc.): • What is your largest utility expense? • Tuition (All ages including pre elementary full time care at a facility) • Is there more behind your tuition story? Maybe you have vouchers, pay once a year, have a friend or family sponsoring tuition: • *Tzedaka:*318 • Paying down bad debt: • *Groceries:*80 • Family’s Primary Diet: Balanced Diverse Diet • Clothing: • *Transportation (gas, public transport):*46 • Medical Expenses (including co-pays, prescriptions): 24 • Non-tuition Childcare/Babysitting: • Home Maintenance/Improvements: • Hired cleaning help: • Entertainment/Recreation/Restaurants/Dining Out: 10
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    It’s the start of a new month! 🗓️ Don’t forget to wrap up last month’s budget and submit your new results. Your contributions help others gain valuable insights into managing their own finances. Let’s keep supporting and learning from each other! Thank you for being a part of this amazing community! 💪
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    • What city+state+country do you live in? What currency will you be using? USD? CAD? Shekels? Pomona, NY, USD • Do you budget or will you be guesstimating? Budget • If you have children, what are their ages? Give a comma separated list: 4, 1 • Do you care for anyone else in your home that impacts your finances? Provide details you are willing to share: downstairs utilities • What month / year are you submitting your budget for? (Choose any day in that month): 2025-04-15 • What was your total spending/expenses for that month? 11338 • Open ended chance to tell us about your family, situation, and numbers: Pesach at family so smaller bills. tuition/daycare includes prepaying for camp. large additional expenses not shown here: school loans: 777, other: 415 • Rent/Mortgage+Property Tax+Home Insurance: 2814 • Car (loan or lease payment) + Car Insurance: 682 • Do you have a car lease? No • Health Insurance: • Life Insurance: 129 • What type of life insurance do you primarily have? Term • Utilities (electricity, gas, water, etc.): 659 • What is your largest utility expense? • Tuition (All ages including pre elementary full time care at a facility) 1407 • Is there more behind your tuition story? Maybe you have vouchers, pay once a year, have a friend or family sponsoring tuition: No • *Tzedaka:*2496 • Paying down bad debt: • *Groceries:*553 • Family’s Primary Diet: Balanced Diverse Diet • Clothing: • *Transportation (gas, public transport):*390 • Medical Expenses (including co-pays, prescriptions): • Non-tuition Childcare/Babysitting: 205 • Home Maintenance/Improvements: 106 • Hired cleaning help: • Entertainment/Recreation/Restaurants/Dining Out: 162
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    • What city+state+country do you live in? What currency will you be using? USD? CAD? Shekels? Brooklyn NY - USD • Do you budget or will you be guesstimating? Budget • If you have children, what are their ages? Give a comma separated list: no kids • Do you care for anyone else in your home that impacts your finances? Provide details you are willing to share: no • What month / year are you submitting your budget for? (Choose any day in that month): 2025-04-10 • What was your total spending/expenses for that month? 6255 • Open ended chance to tell us about your family, situation, and numbers: Husband works, wife is in school, no kids yet other big expenses: 427 for a car repair 973 for student loans part of recreation was for vacation in May • Rent/Mortgage+Property Tax+Home Insurance: 1675 • Car (loan or lease payment) + Car Insurance: 297 • Do you have a car lease? No • Health Insurance: • Life Insurance: • What type of life insurance do you primarily have? None • Utilities (electricity, gas, water, etc.): • What is your largest utility expense? • Tuition (All ages including pre elementary full time care at a facility) • Is there more behind your tuition story? Maybe you have vouchers, pay once a year, have a friend or family sponsoring tuition: No • *Tzedaka:*339 • Paying down bad debt: • *Groceries:*308 • Family’s Primary Diet: High-Protein Diet: Rich in protein sources such as meat, fish, and poultry. • *Clothing:*277 • *Transportation (gas, public transport):*137 • Medical Expenses (including co-pays, prescriptions): 718 • Non-tuition Childcare/Babysitting: 0 • Home Maintenance/Improvements: 149 • Hired cleaning help: 0 • Entertainment/Recreation/Restaurants/Dining Out: 765
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    It’s the start of a new month! 🗓️ Don’t forget to wrap up last month’s budget and submit your new results. Your contributions help others gain valuable insights into managing their own finances. Let’s keep supporting and learning from each other! Thank you for being a part of this amazing community! 💪
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    • What city+state+country do you live in? What currency will you be using? USD? CAD? Shekels? Ohio USA • Do you budget or will you be guesstimating? Budget • If you have children, what are their ages? Give a comma separated list: 0,3,4,6 • Do you care for anyone else in your home that impacts your finances? Provide details you are willing to share: • What month / year are you submitting your budget for? (Choose any day in that month): 2025-05-01 • What was your total spending/expenses for that month? 11560 • Open ended chance to tell us about your family, situation, and numbers: childcare includes prepayment for 3 weeks of camp 6 year old gets 6k in vouchers, 4 and 3 year old attend preschool run by school so categorized as tuition • Rent/Mortgage+Property Tax+Home Insurance: 1215 • Car (loan or lease payment) + Car Insurance: 500,95 • Do you have a car lease? No • Health Insurance: • Life Insurance: 40 • What type of life insurance do you primarily have? Term • Utilities (electricity, gas, water, etc.): 69 • What is your largest utility expense? Electric • Tuition (All ages including pre elementary full time care at a facility) 1620 • Is there more behind your tuition story? Maybe you have vouchers, pay once a year, have a friend or family sponsoring tuition: Yes • *Tzedaka:*1450 • Paying down bad debt: • *Groceries:*1324 • Family’s Primary Diet: Balanced Diverse Diet • *Clothing:*155 • *Transportation (gas, public transport):*421 • Medical Expenses (including co-pays, prescriptions): • Non-tuition Childcare/Babysitting: 1086 • Home Maintenance/Improvements: • Hired cleaning help: 70 • Entertainment/Recreation/Restaurants/Dining Out: 39
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    • What city+state+country do you live in? What currency will you be using? USD? CAD? Shekels? New Jersey near Lakewood • Do you budget or will you be guesstimating? Budget • If you have children, what are their ages? Give a comma separated list: 1.5 years old • Do you care for anyone else in your home that impacts your finances? Provide details you are willing to share: No • What month / year are you submitting your budget for? (Choose any day in that month): 2025-05-01 • What was your total spending/expenses for that month? 7987 • Open ended chance to tell us about your family, situation, and numbers: • Rent/Mortgage+Property Tax+Home Insurance: 3328 • Car (loan or lease payment) + Car Insurance: 0 • Do you have a car lease? No • Health Insurance: • Life Insurance: • What type of life insurance do you primarily have? Not Sure • Utilities (electricity, gas, water, etc.): 319 • What is your largest utility expense? Electric • Tuition (All ages including pre elementary full time care at a facility) 0 • Is there more behind your tuition story? Maybe you have vouchers, pay once a year, have a friend or family sponsoring tuition: No • *Tzedaka:*932 • Paying down bad debt: • *Groceries:*950 • Family’s Primary Diet: Balanced Diverse Diet • Clothing: • *Transportation (gas, public transport):*230 • Medical Expenses (including co-pays, prescriptions): 166 • Non-tuition Childcare/Babysitting: 650 • Home Maintenance/Improvements: • Hired cleaning help: 361 • Entertainment/Recreation/Restaurants/Dining Out: 265
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    • What city+state+country do you live in? What currency will you be using? USD? CAD? Shekels? Pomona, NY, USD • Do you budget or will you be guesstimating? Budget • If you have children, what are their ages? Give a comma separated list: 5, 1 • Do you care for anyone else in your home that impacts your finances? Provide details you are willing to share: • What month / year are you submitting your budget for? (Choose any day in that month): 2025-05-21 • What was your total spending/expenses for that month? 11884 • Open ended chance to tell us about your family, situation, and numbers: Paying utilities for downstairs neighbor; daycare didn't cash check for this month; paying ahead for camp; other major expenses (over 1% of total budget): gift = 1026, school loans = 777, car maintenance = 174 • Rent/Mortgage+Property Tax+Home Insurance: 2800 • Car (loan or lease payment) + Car Insurance: 701 • Do you have a car lease? No • Health Insurance: • Life Insurance: 128 • What type of life insurance do you primarily have? Term • Utilities (electricity, gas, water, etc.): 575 • What is your largest utility expense? • Tuition (All ages including pre elementary full time care at a facility) 1408 • Is there more behind your tuition story? Maybe you have vouchers, pay once a year, have a friend or family sponsoring tuition: No • *Tzedaka:*1435 • Paying down bad debt: • *Groceries:*1019 • Family’s Primary Diet: Balanced Diverse Diet • *Clothing:*298 • *Transportation (gas, public transport):*515 • Medical Expenses (including co-pays, prescriptions): • Non-tuition Childcare/Babysitting: 193 • Home Maintenance/Improvements: 62 • Hired cleaning help: • Entertainment/Recreation/Restaurants/Dining Out: 173
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    • What city+state+country do you live in? What currency will you be using? USD? CAD? Shekels? Brooklyn NY - USD • Do you budget or will you be guesstimating? Budget • If you have children, what are their ages? Give a comma separated list: no kids • Do you care for anyone else in your home that impacts your finances? Provide details you are willing to share: no • What month / year are you submitting your budget for? (Choose any day in that month): 2025-05-06 • What was your total spending/expenses for that month? 7524 • Open ended chance to tell us about your family, situation, and numbers: went on a vacation and spent a little over 2k which is included in recreation, wife is pregnant so spent ~400 on various clothing, vitamins, etc. spent ~680 on student loan repayments, tuition payment was college tuition • Rent/Mortgage+Property Tax+Home Insurance: 1675 • Car (loan or lease payment) + Car Insurance: 297 • Do you have a car lease? No • Health Insurance: • Life Insurance: • What type of life insurance do you primarily have? None • Utilities (electricity, gas, water, etc.): 0 • What is your largest utility expense? • Tuition (All ages including pre elementary full time care at a facility) 300 • Is there more behind your tuition story? Maybe you have vouchers, pay once a year, have a friend or family sponsoring tuition: • Tzedaka: • *Paying down bad debt:*0 • *Groceries:*604 • Family’s Primary Diet: High-Protein Diet: Rich in protein sources such as meat, fish, and poultry. • *Clothing:*105 • *Transportation (gas, public transport):*117 • Medical Expenses (including co-pays, prescriptions): 620 • Non-tuition Childcare/Babysitting: 0 • Home Maintenance/Improvements: 31 • Hired cleaning help: 0 • Entertainment/Recreation/Restaurants/Dining Out: 2400
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    • What city+state+country do you live in? What currency will you be using? USD? CAD? Shekels? PA, USA • Do you budget or will you be guesstimating? Budget • If you have children, what are their ages? Give a comma separated list: 9, 5, 3 • Do you care for anyone else in your home that impacts your finances? Provide details you are willing to share: • What month / year are you submitting your budget for? (Choose any day in that month): 2025-05-31 • What was your total spending/expenses for that month? 14890 • Open ended chance to tell us about your family, situation, and numbers: I’ve been doing side hustles in order to cover my monthly expenses since my primary job salary has not increased substantially in 4 years. Tuition includes prepaying for day camp to get an early pay discount. • Rent/Mortgage+Property Tax+Home Insurance: 1980 • Car (loan or lease payment) + Car Insurance: Not car payment but spend $276 in repairs last month. $66 car insurance. • Do you have a car lease? No • Health Insurance: 1300 • Life Insurance: 120 • What type of life insurance do you primarily have? Term • Utilities (electricity, gas, water, etc.): 440 • What is your largest utility expense? Gas • Tuition (All ages including pre elementary full time care at a facility) 4090 • Is there more behind your tuition story? Maybe you have vouchers, pay once a year, have a friend or family sponsoring tuition: Yes • *Tzedaka:*1192 • *Paying down bad debt:*0 • *Groceries:*1847 • Family’s Primary Diet: Balanced Diverse Diet • *Clothing:*206 • *Transportation (gas, public transport):*159 • Medical Expenses (including co-pays, prescriptions): 630 • Non-tuition Childcare/Babysitting: • Home Maintenance/Improvements: 158 • Hired cleaning help: 690 • Entertainment/Recreation/Restaurants/Dining Out: 356
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    It’s the start of a new month! 🗓️ Don’t forget to wrap up last month’s budget and submit your new results. Your contributions help others gain valuable insights into managing their own finances. Let’s keep supporting and learning from each other! Thank you for being a part of this amazing community! 💪
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    • What city+state+country do you live in? What currency will you be using? USD? CAD? Shekels? Pomona, NY, USD • Do you budget or will you be guesstimating? Budget • If you have children, what are their ages? Give a comma separated list: 5, 1 • Do you care for anyone else in your home that impacts your finances? Provide details you are willing to share: • What month / year are you submitting your budget for? (Choose any day in that month): 2025-06-10 • What was your total spending/expenses for that month? 10838 • Open ended chance to tell us about your family, situation, and numbers: downstairs neighbor utilities included; other major expenses: school loans = 777, passport renewals = 310, traffic violations = 210 • Rent/Mortgage+Property Tax+Home Insurance: 2814 • Car (loan or lease payment) + Car Insurance: 359 • Do you have a car lease? No • Health Insurance: • Life Insurance: 85 • What type of life insurance do you primarily have? Term • Utilities (electricity, gas, water, etc.): 540 • What is your largest utility expense? • Tuition (All ages including pre elementary full time care at a facility) 1263 • Is there more behind your tuition story? Maybe you have vouchers, pay once a year, have a friend or family sponsoring tuition: No • *Tzedaka:*1384 • Paying down bad debt: • *Groceries:*758 • Family’s Primary Diet: Balanced Diverse Diet • *Clothing:*229 • *Transportation (gas, public transport):*580 • Medical Expenses (including co-pays, prescriptions): • Non-tuition Childcare/Babysitting: 293 • Home Maintenance/Improvements: 45 • Hired cleaning help: • Entertainment/Recreation/Restaurants/Dining Out: 158
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    • What city+state+country do you live in? What currency will you be using? USD? CAD? Shekels? Brooklyn NY - USD • Do you budget or will you be guesstimating? Budget • If you have children, what are their ages? Give a comma separated list: no kids • Do you care for anyone else in your home that impacts your finances? Provide details you are willing to share: no • What month / year are you submitting your budget for? (Choose any day in that month): 2025-06-17 • What was your total spending/expenses for that month? 8331 • Open ended chance to tell us about your family, situation, and numbers: other large expenses: 680 in student loans, 495 in licensing exam fees for wife, 349 for yearly gym membership • Rent/Mortgage+Property Tax+Home Insurance: 1675 • Car (loan or lease payment) + Car Insurance: 297 • Do you have a car lease? No • Health Insurance: • Life Insurance: • What type of life insurance do you primarily have? None • Utilities (electricity, gas, water, etc.): • What is your largest utility expense? • Tuition (All ages including pre elementary full time care at a facility) • Is there more behind your tuition story? Maybe you have vouchers, pay once a year, have a friend or family sponsoring tuition: • *Tzedaka:*1377 • *Paying down bad debt:*0 • *Groceries:*407 • Family’s Primary Diet: High-Protein Diet: Rich in protein sources such as meat, fish, and poultry. • *Clothing:*348 • *Transportation (gas, public transport):*114 • Medical Expenses (including co-pays, prescriptions): 1890 • Non-tuition Childcare/Babysitting: • Home Maintenance/Improvements: 46 • Hired cleaning help: • Entertainment/Recreation/Restaurants/Dining Out: 417
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    It’s the start of a new month! 🗓️ Don’t forget to wrap up last month’s budget and submit your new results. Your contributions help others gain valuable insights into managing their own finances. Let’s keep supporting and learning from each other! Thank you for being a part of this amazing community! 💪
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    • What city+state+country do you live in? What currency will you be using? USD? CAD? Shekels? Pomona, NY, USD • Do you budget or will you be guesstimating? Budget • If you have children, what are their ages? Give a comma separated list: 5, 1 • Do you care for anyone else in your home that impacts your finances? Provide details you are willing to share: • What month / year are you submitting your budget for? (Choose any day in that month): 2025-07-08 • What was your total spending/expenses for that month? 11499 • Open ended chance to tell us about your family, situation, and numbers: large add'l expenses: school loans = 777 • Rent/Mortgage+Property Tax+Home Insurance: 2814 • Car (loan or lease payment) + Car Insurance: 1054 • Do you have a car lease? No • Health Insurance: • Life Insurance: 171 • What type of life insurance do you primarily have? Term • Utilities (electricity, gas, water, etc.): 808 • What is your largest utility expense? • Tuition (All ages including pre elementary full time care at a facility) • Is there more behind your tuition story? Maybe you have vouchers, pay once a year, have a friend or family sponsoring tuition: No • *Tzedaka:*1154 • Paying down bad debt: • *Groceries:*784 • Family’s Primary Diet: Balanced Diverse Diet • *Clothing:*327 • *Transportation (gas, public transport):*540 • Medical Expenses (including co-pays, prescriptions): 292 • Non-tuition Childcare/Babysitting: 1200 • Home Maintenance/Improvements: 290 • Hired cleaning help: • Entertainment/Recreation/Restaurants/Dining Out: 619