weekly expenses, am I right?
Apr 13th 2007, 12:50 am
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Re: weekly expenses, am I right?
Yes they showed that on some morning program. The figure they had for toilet paper was like you said, over 100%. In fact 103% lol! They commented on that program that although supermarkets blame the drought they could not account for how toilet paper would be relevant to drought hardships. I believe it is all just part of this greediness that prevails today.
Apr 13th 2007, 12:35 pm
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Apr 13th 2007, 1:17 pm
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Re: weekly expenses, am I right?
Our monthly expenses including mortgage is about 50pc of one single salary.
Its almost meaningless to compare with other people.
Its almost meaningless to compare with other people.
Apr 13th 2007, 2:14 pm
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Re: weekly expenses, am I right?
hello folks,
Here is an attempt at a novel take on the dreaded "cost of living" question!
I am trying to find out what the average monthly expenses are for a family of four living in an aussie city. (This would include morgage, food, water and lights, schooling, entertainment/leasure, house maintenance, TV/telephones, insurances, and car payments and a few bits and bobs).
I recently took the various weekly expenses described on various different discussion forums, and found that the average monthly expenses for a family of two adults and two youngish children was in the region of A$4100.00
What is your opinion on this? Does it sound accurate?
Here is an attempt at a novel take on the dreaded "cost of living" question!
I am trying to find out what the average monthly expenses are for a family of four living in an aussie city. (This would include morgage, food, water and lights, schooling, entertainment/leasure, house maintenance, TV/telephones, insurances, and car payments and a few bits and bobs).
I recently took the various weekly expenses described on various different discussion forums, and found that the average monthly expenses for a family of two adults and two youngish children was in the region of A$4100.00
What is your opinion on this? Does it sound accurate?
Apr 13th 2007, 9:34 pm
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Apr 13th 2007, 10:44 pm
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Re: weekly expenses, am I right?
[QUOTE=Geelong Gent;4634133]http://www.ato.gov.au/individuals/co...1/002&st=&cy=1
Thanks, just had a look at that
I have only been on the internet a month and did try to look for an australian tax web site but there were so many I didn't know where to begin
I had read a thread on another site giving the tax break down and the amount given for the 42% tax was way lower than in the above.
Thanks, just had a look at that
I have only been on the internet a month and did try to look for an australian tax web site but there were so many I didn't know where to begin
I had read a thread on another site giving the tax break down and the amount given for the 42% tax was way lower than in the above.
It's just 
for us.
Apr 13th 2007, 10:48 pm
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Re: weekly expenses, am I right?
[QUOTE=Mida;4639241]
Did you look at the 2006-7 rates. That high rate kicks in fairly high - make no mistake.
http://www.ato.gov.au/individuals/co...1/002&st=&cy=1
Thanks, just had a look at that
I have only been on the internet a month and did try to look for an australian tax web site but there were so many I didn't know where to begin I had read a thread on another site giving the tax break down and the amount given for the 42% tax was way lower than in the above.
Thanks, just had a look at that
I have only been on the internet a month and did try to look for an australian tax web site but there were so many I didn't know where to begin
I had read a thread on another site giving the tax break down and the amount given for the 42% tax was way lower than in the above.
Apr 14th 2007, 12:35 am
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Re: weekly expenses, am I right?
Apr 14th 2007, 11:13 pm
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Re: weekly expenses, am I right?
It's too personal a topic to be able to generalise about.
Apr 15th 2007, 8:35 am
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Re: weekly expenses, am I right?
I'd be very happy to earn 40K as a 1st year migrant..
Apr 16th 2007, 2:52 am
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Re: weekly expenses, am I right?
My main worry is that I want to stay at home with our two littles ones until they go to kindy in about 1/2 years. I don't mind taking a bit of a hit for hit but we obviously don't want to lose too much money each month
Apr 16th 2007, 12:41 pm
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Re: weekly expenses, am I right?
I earn 85k and am a few weeks away from having 2 kids. We do fine on one income you specify with Chief i/c childcare during the week. The second has breast milk and all the clothes from her sister so she won't add to the expense for a while.
