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?
Jul 2nd 2011, 5:44 pm
#76
Lost in BE Cyberspace
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Re: How Much do you Spend?
sunshine- obviously a family of gannets!
Jul 3rd 2011, 2:16 am
#77
Lost in BE Cyberspace
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Posts: 13,553
Re: How Much do you Spend?
I cannot believe you guys spend so little on groceries!
for a family of four we shop at carrefour / spinneys (in our version it is called Al Fair) and in a week we spend ± 1100 dhs per week purely on supermarket shopping.
we regularly spend ± 2000 dhs on books & dvds from Amazon each month.
staff salaries (nanny, driver, gardener) work out to be ±4500 dhs per month
and the rest we spend on nice holidays.
so most months we spend <15k dhs, but 2 or 3 times per year in a month we can easily blow 50k on a week's hotel plus flights plus grub for the four of us.
no diamonds, no bling, no mad clothes shopping (I still wear shirts that are more than 10 years old!), just different priorities.
oh, and "rent, schooling, energy bills and annual flights" are all paid for separate to my salary and directly settled, so it's easy for me to work out what I do spend money on. I reckon I save around quarter of a mil dhs per year. I use that to pay off chunks on the mortgage and to save for the future without a pension.
for a family of four we shop at carrefour / spinneys (in our version it is called Al Fair) and in a week we spend ± 1100 dhs per week purely on supermarket shopping.
we regularly spend ± 2000 dhs on books & dvds from Amazon each month.
staff salaries (nanny, driver, gardener) work out to be ±4500 dhs per month
and the rest we spend on nice holidays.
so most months we spend <15k dhs, but 2 or 3 times per year in a month we can easily blow 50k on a week's hotel plus flights plus grub for the four of us.
no diamonds, no bling, no mad clothes shopping (I still wear shirts that are more than 10 years old!), just different priorities.
oh, and "rent, schooling, energy bills and annual flights" are all paid for separate to my salary and directly settled, so it's easy for me to work out what I do spend money on. I reckon I save around quarter of a mil dhs per year. I use that to pay off chunks on the mortgage and to save for the future without a pension.
Jul 3rd 2011, 2:40 am
#78
womble
Joined: Sep 2005
Posts: 2,675
Re: How Much do you Spend?
Jul 3rd 2011, 6:41 am
#80
Concierge
Joined: Feb 2007
Posts: 29,625
Re: How Much do you Spend?
I cannot believe you guys spend so little on groceries!
for a family of four we shop at carrefour / spinneys (in our version it is called Al Fair) and in a week we spend ± 1100 dhs per week purely on supermarket shopping.
we regularly spend ± 2000 dhs on books & dvds from Amazon each month.
staff salaries (nanny, driver, gardener) work out to be ±4500 dhs per month
and the rest we spend on nice holidays.
so most months we spend <15k dhs, but 2 or 3 times per year in a month we can easily blow 50k on a week's hotel plus flights plus grub for the four of us.
no diamonds, no bling, no mad clothes shopping (I still wear shirts that are more than 10 years old!), just different priorities.
oh, and "rent, schooling, energy bills and annual flights" are all paid for separate to my salary and directly settled, so it's easy for me to work out what I do spend money on. I reckon I save around quarter of a mil dhs per year. I use that to pay off chunks on the mortgage and to save for the future without a pension.
for a family of four we shop at carrefour / spinneys (in our version it is called Al Fair) and in a week we spend ± 1100 dhs per week purely on supermarket shopping.
we regularly spend ± 2000 dhs on books & dvds from Amazon each month.
staff salaries (nanny, driver, gardener) work out to be ±4500 dhs per month
and the rest we spend on nice holidays.
so most months we spend <15k dhs, but 2 or 3 times per year in a month we can easily blow 50k on a week's hotel plus flights plus grub for the four of us.
no diamonds, no bling, no mad clothes shopping (I still wear shirts that are more than 10 years old!), just different priorities.
oh, and "rent, schooling, energy bills and annual flights" are all paid for separate to my salary and directly settled, so it's easy for me to work out what I do spend money on. I reckon I save around quarter of a mil dhs per year. I use that to pay off chunks on the mortgage and to save for the future without a pension.
no idea how you can spend so much on food though? are the kids teenagers?
Jul 3rd 2011, 2:52 pm
#81
womble
Joined: Sep 2005
Posts: 2,675
Re: How Much do you Spend?
yes, I'm lucky to have a very good job, but I could get much more working in Qatar or Saudi, but as a woman, those places (work environment wise) are not my cup of tea.
Jul 3rd 2011, 3:42 pm
#82
Concierge
Joined: Feb 2007
Posts: 29,625
Re: How Much do you Spend?
BlueCat - no, toddlers. its just we pay a premium, because our food is imported from Dubai/UAE so there's a 10% import tax on top of Dubai prices! so, for example, a packet of bacon (that quite frankly we dont bother with) is close to 15 quid for 6 measly rashers. 2 waitrose battered cod fillets frozen is ±70 dhs!!! our expenditure is quite modest compared to friends & colleagues, as we mostly eat fresh vegetables, rice, meat, and I use cooking as my post-work evening destress, so I enjoy making sauces, or casseroles - I like cooking from scratch, and I like the dishwasher (no, not the maid, lol!) even more
yes, I'm lucky to have a very good job, but I could get much more working in Qatar or Saudi, but as a woman, those places (work environment wise) are not my cup of tea.
yes, I'm lucky to have a very good job, but I could get much more working in Qatar or Saudi, but as a woman, those places (work environment wise) are not my cup of tea.
Jul 4th 2011, 2:25 am
#83
Hit 16's
Joined: Mar 2010
Location: Of all the gin joints, in all the towns, in all the world, she walks into mine
Posts: 13,112
Jul 4th 2011, 9:11 pm
#84
Lost in BE Cyberspace
Joined: Jul 2007
Posts: 13,553
Re: How Much do you Spend?
I missed all the deleted responses to my deleted post............... 
[PS - Sorry. Was only joking. Really.]
[PS - Sorry. Was only joking. Really.]
Jul 5th 2011, 6:15 am
#85
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Thread Starter
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Location: Abu Dhabi by body and Sydney by soul
Posts: 1,841
Re: How Much do you Spend?
Anyway, my attempt at a 10k month has failed: biggies were that i booked holiday accom and went to Dubai for the weekend.
Groceries have been 1,300 on average for the last month. I don't know the booze bill but let's say 600 p.w. too? SO just on home meals, i've cracked over 8. We are two adults, a 5 year old and a baby but have people over twice a week. Also baby stuff is spenny! We don't dine on caviar, in fact we had home made soup twice last week!
Jul 5th 2011, 9:04 am
#86
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Joined: Feb 2007
Location: Kuwait
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Re: How Much do you Spend?
Being a single bachelor in Kuwait - i guess i spend an average of KD150 per month max on food including going out - I tend to cook home during the week - more of a hobby than anything (was really proud of myself making a sponge cake !!)
An extra KD400 per month on apartment including house boy and utilities - so all in all around KD600 per month.
An extra KD400 per month on apartment including house boy and utilities - so all in all around KD600 per month.
