Yes. And this is the stuff that I need to kind of "prove out" to my wife that if everything is absolutely perfect, we can afford it. Literally any hiccup means digging into savings or emergency fund. It's no way to live in my opinion...
$700 is all in, with a few trips to restaurants, all alcohol, etc. That's 100% of our consumption per month but could be cut more as we shop at Aldi and Costco exclusively, and buy 1/4 cows for freezer beef that last us about 18 months. Does that seem high?
Maintenance on cars, no kidding, should be about $200 a year. We drive about 6k miles a year per vehicle so we are looking at 2 oil changes per year per vehicle. Won't have to even think about other maintenance or tires for a few years.
help_me_decide333 OP t1_jadmio6 wrote
Reply to comment by sephiroth3650 in Budget help - Can we afford one income? by help_me_decide333
Yes. And this is the stuff that I need to kind of "prove out" to my wife that if everything is absolutely perfect, we can afford it. Literally any hiccup means digging into savings or emergency fund. It's no way to live in my opinion...