View Poll Results: How much do you spend after rent, schooling, energy bills and annual flights.
<10,000dhs Lionheart's got nothing on moi!
6
22.22%
10,000 - 15,000
13
48.15%
15,000 - 20,000
1
3.70%
20,000 - 25,000
1
3.70%
25,000 - 30,000
0
0%
30,000 - 40,000
1
3.70%
40,000 - 50,000
1
3.70%
50,000 - 60,000
0
0%
60,000 - 80,000
1
3.70%
>80,000 I have no idea, ask one of my accountants
3
11.11%
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How Much do you Spend?
May 31st 2011, 7:31 am
#1
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How Much do you Spend?
Let's have it
May 31st 2011, 7:39 am
#2
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Re: How Much do you Spend?
Rent 5250 per month
Taxis 1750 a month
food 600-1000 a month
entertainment- cinema going out- 500
trainer 1700 a month
bills- phone/du/dewa- 1000 a month
I try to keep my monthly outgoings at under 11k- 12 maximum.
Thats basically it. I don't go clothes shopping much but when I do I have a blow out- maybe 3-5k every 4 months or so.
Having said that I have only recently finished decorating my apartment but a l of that will come home with me so long term investments
Travel acorss the year budgeted at 15-20K including spending money.
Taxis 1750 a month
food 600-1000 a month
entertainment- cinema going out- 500
trainer 1700 a month
bills- phone/du/dewa- 1000 a month
I try to keep my monthly outgoings at under 11k- 12 maximum.
Thats basically it. I don't go clothes shopping much but when I do I have a blow out- maybe 3-5k every 4 months or so.
Having said that I have only recently finished decorating my apartment but a l of that will come home with me so long term investments
Travel acorss the year budgeted at 15-20K including spending money.
May 31st 2011, 7:42 am
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Re: How Much do you Spend?
Rent 5250 per month
Taxis 1750 a month
food 600-1000 a month
entertainment- cinema going out- 500
trainer 1700 a month
bills- phone/du/dewa- 1000 a month
I try to keep my monthly outgoings at under 11k- 12 maximum.
Thats basically it. I don't go clothes shopping much but when I do I have a blow out- maybe 3-5k every 4 months or so.
Having said that I have only recently finished decorating my apartment but a l of that will come home with me so long term investments
Travel acorss the year budgeted at 15-20K including spending money.
Taxis 1750 a month
food 600-1000 a month
entertainment- cinema going out- 500
trainer 1700 a month
bills- phone/du/dewa- 1000 a month
I try to keep my monthly outgoings at under 11k- 12 maximum.
Thats basically it. I don't go clothes shopping much but when I do I have a blow out- maybe 3-5k every 4 months or so.
Having said that I have only recently finished decorating my apartment but a l of that will come home with me so long term investments
Travel acorss the year budgeted at 15-20K including spending money.
May 31st 2011, 7:44 am
#4
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Re: How Much do you Spend?
Bugger. I'm in LH's category, but then that's only on me (family's in the UK). If I included what my family costs, then it'd be about AED 60k.
May 31st 2011, 7:47 am
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Re: How Much do you Spend?
supermarket is less than 500 a week, petrol, eating out, 1500 a week at the most
May 31st 2011, 7:49 am
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Re: How Much do you Spend?
That said, one car is owned - the other almost owned. If I was renting them I'd be in for another 10k / month on leasing.
May 31st 2011, 7:52 am
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Re: How Much do you Spend?
No, no: I have no shame about spending as little as possible, its the shame of being in the same category of anything as LH, especially where money's concerned.
May 31st 2011, 7:57 am
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Re: How Much do you Spend?
point taken, but I can't see how people spend 20k a month? after housing, dewa, schooling etc
May 31st 2011, 7:59 am
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Re: How Much do you Spend?
point taken, but I can't see how people spend 20k a month? after housing, dewa, schooling etc
May 31st 2011, 8:01 am
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Re: How Much do you Spend?
May 31st 2011, 8:02 am
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Re: How Much do you Spend?
I bet there's a fair few expats who actually buy from the expensive shops in the malls rather than feigning disinterest like me. Previous colleague bought two GBP5k watches in a year (for himself), and his wife actually had a little device (a refractometer?) which she used in shops to tests whether the diamonds were genuine, so god knows how much they spent on lumps of rock. 20k a month on average would be quite easy if you're of that mindset.
May 31st 2011, 8:02 am
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Re: How Much do you Spend?
we pay for one car, still don't spend 15k
May 31st 2011, 8:03 am
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Re: How Much do you Spend?
I bet there's a fair few expats who actually buy from the expensive shops in the malls rather than feigning disinterest like me. Previous colleague bought two GBP5k watches in a year (for himself), and his wife actually had a little device (a refractometer?) which she used in shops to tests whether the diamonds were genuine, so god knows how much they spent on lumps of rock. 20k a month on average would be quite easy if you're of that mindset.
there used to many like that, not so many these days though, people are watching their money. Look how well all these discount sites are doing, everyone is out to save money
May 31st 2011, 8:07 am
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Re: How Much do you Spend?
what on clothes? make up? non essentials?