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Family Budget

  • 05-04-2012 2:51pm
    #1
    MrsGoose
    Registered Users Posts: 16 ✭


    Just wondering what the average Irish Family Budget is for a family of 4 (including a baby, and associated nappy costs).

    We try to stay within a budget of 200euro a week but struggle desperately. This is for food and entertainment only doesn't include utilites, or car related expenses.

    So how much is your weekly budget and what do you do to save a few bob?
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  • #2
    smash
    Closed Accounts Posts: 34,809 ✭✭✭✭smash


    About 4k. I hire midget prostitutes these days because they're half price.


  • #3
    davet82
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,753 ✭✭✭davet82


    sell the kids and go holidays, problem solved :cool:


  • #4
    SEPT 23 1989
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 43,028 ✭✭✭✭SEPT 23 1989


    MrsGoose wrote: »
    Just wondering what the average Irish Family Budget is for a family of 4 (including a baby, and associated nappy costs).

    We try to stay within a budget of 200euro a week but struggle desperately. This is for food smokes and entertainment booze only doesn't include utilites, or car related expenses.

    So how much is your weekly budget and what do you do to save a few bob?

    .


  • #5
    IM0
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,390 ✭✭✭IM0


    3/10

    too obvious

    must try harder


  • #6
    prinz
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,598 ✭✭✭✭prinz


    MrsGoose wrote: »
    We try to stay within a budget of 200euro a week but struggle desperately. This is for food and entertainment only...

    You can't stay under €200 per week for food and entertainment only? :confused: Maybe try using cloth nappies. Or less caviar.
    MrsGoose wrote: »
    So how much is your weekly budget and what do you do to save a few bob?

    For food and entertainment? €30-€70... and most of the entertainment costs would entertain four people as well as one (DVD's etc)

    Seriously very good food for two adults could be done for roughly €80 a week. Unless your spending €120 a week on nappies or €75 on takeaways/booze etc I don't see the problem.


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  • #7
    Snowie
    Closed Accounts Posts: 22,048 ✭✭✭✭Snowie


    after hours makes me want to not have kids......


  • #8
    AngryBollix
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,536 ✭✭✭AngryBollix


    foe fiddy yo


  • #9
    AngryBollix
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,536 ✭✭✭AngryBollix


    Snowie wrote: »
    after hours makes me want to not have kids......


    Kids put me off having kids


  • #10
    Sleepy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 24,266 ✭✭✭✭Sleepy


    We're about the same budget 100 a week for the shopping which would include a few beers for ourselves for the weekend, maybe another 50 on petrol and another 50 for cigarettes.

    Probably an extra 50 - 100 once a month or so for a night out for one/both of us.

    Rent / Bills / Car Maintenance etc. on top of that obviously.


  • #11
    biko
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 81,220 ✭✭✭✭biko


    Try here OP
    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/forumdisplay.php?f=251


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