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Budget Planner
Print out this page...
...and sit down with a credit card statement and a bank statement - see if you can estimate each of the following.
For the one-off payments like holidays and Christmas, think how much you spend altogether and then divide it by 12 so you know how much you need each month to cover it.
Be as honest as you can!Your take home pay
Your partner's take home pay
Other income / benefits
| Total income |
Monthly outgoings
Rent / Mortgage
Council Tax
Electricity / gas / water
TV licence
Telephone / TV / internet
House Insurance
Food
Clothing - yours and the children's
Haircuts
Petrol / Car payments
Car Insurance / Road tax
Travel / Parking costs
Childcare / Preschool
Children's classes
Every day - newspapers / coffees
Leisure: meals out / cinema
Holidays / Christmas / Birthdays
Loans
Credit Cards / Store card payments
| Total outgoings |
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