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04-05-2012, 02:52   #1
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How much do you spend on a workday

I dont work but when I did, Ii could get by on a fiver a day. I had my monthly travel pass and the canteen was subsistied, so a dinner was 3/4 euro and a bit of chocolate on the way home.
I can imagine with bus /train fares and a sambo it could be loads more than that now. Oh and I bought a 50gm pack of tobacco about every 4 days. What do you spend ?
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04-05-2012, 03:07   #2
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People go to work to MAKE money, that's the general idea anyway.

If you're spending money you're doing it wrong
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People go to work to MAKE money, that's the general idea anyway.

If you're spending money you're doing it wrong
Do you ''Magic'' yourself into work then ? Petrol ? Fares ? Do you spend money ?
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So Where To dose your job provide you with free transport and free food every day you work? Because mine doesn't.

I'm working in Australia at the moment and pay about $6.50 on fuel each day plus about $2.50 on toll roads and about $6 on a role for lunch. Some days I buy a coffee for about $4 so in total I spend about $14 - $18 just while at work and getting there and back that translates to about 10 - 14 euro I think.

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So Where To dose your job provide you with free transport and free food every day you work? Because mine doesn't.

I'm working in Australia at the moment and pay about $6.50 on fuel each day plus about $2.50 on toll roads and about $6 on a role for lunch. Some days I buy a coffee for about $4 so in total I spend about $14 - $18 just while at work and getting there and back that translates to about 10 - 14 euro I think.
Mmm May I be so bold as to ask you, what is your average take home pay..per week ? Just wondering ? Thanks
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I was very bad for this but then one day I added up how much I spent on excess food in a week and realised I worked an entire day every week just to pay for it.

I started bringing my own lunch after that.
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$5 for luch and maybe 20c a day depreciation on the bike...
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Mmm May I be so bold as to ask you, what is your average take home pay..per week ? Just wondering ? Thanks
No. I'm happy to tell you how much I spend on my lunch and getting to work but I don't think you really need to know my take home pay.
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People go to work to MAKE money, that's the general idea anyway.

If you're spending money you're doing it wrong
Do you ''Magic'' yourself into work then ? Petrol ? Fares ? Do you spend money ?
I dont spend a penny more than I would if I didnt have a job.

When you're self employed you learn to live frugally
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25 a day for travel and about 8-10 for food so 33-35 a day in total
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I dont spend a penny more than I would if I didnt have a job.

When you're self employed you learn to live frugally
Personally I probably spend less on a workday then a non-workday because I don't really have much of an opportunity to spend money in work.
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