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How much money do you spend in a week?

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Reply 60

Gears265

£5 a week after rent and bills and travel

Reply 61

vanessa409

Original post by OU Student

Not everyone has included rent in their calculations. (I get mine paid for me) But unlike most people, I don't go out like that. I only really buy food and train tickets. I shop in Lidl and Aldi; so don't spend that much on food.

I hardly spend any money on grocery shopping so I can go out with friends instead.£70 per week leftover after rent/bills is difficult to live on. I just go to Tesco Express if my fridge is becoming empty.

Reply 62

Rakas21

If we exclude rent and bills then i try budget around £75 per week.

- £100 per month for food and toiletries
- £100 per month for travel, gym, phone
- £100 per month general spend

Reply 63

Star-girl

Depends on how I am feeling that week.

Sometimes next to nothing, sometimes waaaaay too much.

Also depends on what I encounter that week. If I walk past a book shop, and arts and crafts shop (Hobbycraft :sogood:

), The Body Shop or one of those quirky shops with all manner of interesting things... best believe I am going to leave broke.

(edited 8 years ago)

Reply 64

Awesome Genius

600

I don't pay rent

Reply 65

username2269391

my rent is £110/week, food is £50/week and entertainment is £100/week that puts me at £260/week.... I'm really jealous of those that can actually make it work on less than a tenner

Reply 66

Emma:-)

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As little as possible.
Im trying to save as mu h as possible at the mo.

Reply 67

slime_pixie

Its kinda hard to say

I don't eat much when my boyfriends not around tbh. I'm a lot better at being healthy now but last year when i started uni I would go days on end just occasionally eating a cherry tomato or a raw mushroom. Now my boyfriend (who eats constantly) is around a lot, i eat wayyy more because he tends to cook for both of us, but I still don't spend that much on food honestly unless I've been eating out.

anyway i could easily go a week and only spend like 5 pounds on food maybe

my biggest issue is alcohol, tobacco and clothing.
I very much enjoy drinking with my friends, I also rinse through baccy quite quickly. I am also a self proclaimed addict to expensive clothing brands, whilst i try to limit myself to only one piece of clothing a month (ideally bi monthly), it'll likely cost a pretty silly amount for a piece of clothing. Its probably my biggest vice.

so a week could be anything from 5 pounds to well over a hundred depending on how much ive been drinking/smoking and if ive treated myself that week.