where you spend your money the most?
By missjahn
@missjahn (4574)
Philippines
August 28, 2012 10:12pm CST
people in the world needs money to survive. even money is not everything but how can we buy primary necessities in life to sustain our daily needs if do not have money in our pocket for that usage.
so a question in mind started to discuss in mylot. what would be your priorities where your money is being spent the most?
because for myself, i spent it with my little necessities; important ones like my bath soap, shampoo, clothings, sandals, everyday fare, tuition fees, miscellaneous fees. these stated are for myself alone yet for now because i am schooling still and i am not the breed-winner of the family. i know i would be someday if done schooling and could get a job in-line with the career field i chose.
see, they are so simple needs but it required money to comply what i needed everyday. in appropriate time, i will keep an amount for travelling expenses and i guess, for buying foods to intake everyday and so as water, education expenses for my nephews, nieces or if i have my own child and so alike.
what about you? where do you spend your money the most? thanks :)
8 responses
@ravisivan (14079)
• India
29 Aug 12
missjahn:
I am also like you only --spending money for necessities -- food, clothing, shelter, medical bills, internet, tv a small amount to charity.
internet and tV has become a must nowadays if we have to keep our mind engaged. The list i have given if i am in chennai where i spend. but in usa my children take care of my needs like biscuit, savouries, medicine etc. and i do not spend.
yours -- you are only studying. you must spend within the amount given by your parents and a very good girl.
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@ravisivan (14079)
• India
29 Aug 12
that is really good. you worked, saved and are studying. good. happy to know your boy friend is helping you a lot. that is nice. Is he also in mylot? perhaps not.
@missjahn (4574)
• Philippines
29 Aug 12
he has an account but since too busy for this activity, he don't have a time for hanging up in here. maybe if they will have their own internet connection soon, i guess, he would like to drop in here and i will do mylot discussions in their residence so that i can stay with him
oh yeah, i guess i am lucky for having him. ever supportive from the start. and am his baby haha... am i just dreaming...
thanks for this wonderful discussion :)
@missjahn (4574)
• Philippines
29 Aug 12
i was working before and i saved a little money for my tuition fees. now, the one who answered my student fees is my brother and asked a little help from my mother's assistance. yes, sir - i need to save any amount for emergency purposes. i am also grateful with my boyfriend's effort to help me for my everyday travel fare; from house to school and vice versa. i guess, they all loved me that is why they supported me throughout times. for now educational expenses are my main priorities coz i am hoping to graduate next year in march or early days in the month of april
thanks sir for sharing your thoughts in here :) God bless you
@thanks1961 (7035)
• India
29 Aug 12
Hi,
All are having different types of income and it varies from person to person. When it comes to spending money, the normal income group would spend so strictly as now-a-days everything is much costly and you know, that the income wont increase as and how we desire, but there is no limit for expenditure.
Any way, in my point of view, we need to priorities our urgency to no normal expenditure and shopping to be made so wisely and DO NOT spend money for extra vengeance. What I learned from my experience so far is that, we need to keep a minimum reserve for emergencies, keep a particular percentage for insurance, savings to be compulsorily maintained, avoid unwanted shopping and expenses. The ratio for these will depend on what is our income and we need to stick on the compulsory expenses like utility bills, cooking gas expense, electricity bills, phone bills etc need to be kept as fixed and household expenses like food and other items also are fixed.
So make a balanced spending nature with ignoring the unwanted spending will be ideally good in these days. However, everything is depend on how much we are earning, how many are the earning members etc are also important. As long as we know our surroundings better, we should take a decision depend all these factors.
Have a nice day.
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@thanks1961 (7035)
• India
30 Aug 12
You are absolutely right. It is hard to earn and easy to spend. But there are some people destined to enjoy spending. People who born rich and leading the kingly life never feel the pinch of hardwork and they spend anything like. We know there are a lot of rich children are spending a lots of money in any way, hotels, travels, play games etc. as their parents have a lot of money with them.
In such cases, they never bothered for spending and we cannot think in such a way as long as we are earning people and if not spend wisely, we will suffer.
Thank you.
@missjahn (4574)
• Philippines
29 Aug 12
so good for you and agree with you too. for me, i need to save by not buying unnecessary things for me. what i bought first are the items that i can use it everyday and spend money for the most important matter. it is hard to earned but as to spend the money is so easy and quickly be done. thanks for joining in here :0)
@missjahn (4574)
• Philippines
30 Aug 12
exactly for i agree with you. it is okay to spend as long as we can afford and we have extra amounts ready in our pocket. but if the person is like me, have enough for myself and for my necessities and that if i spend much to whatever of my likings, gee prepare to have famine then... thanks again :)
@cutepenguin (6431)
• Canada
30 Aug 12
most of my money goes toward rent and bills (electricity, phone). The rest of my money goes to food and savings, although a little bit goes to gifts and fun stuff.
@missjahn (4574)
• Philippines
30 Aug 12
i only contributed some money for the internet bill and not to the electric bill. well, if can have a good job in the future soon, i guess it will be and my sister's cargo to pay and to buy the necessary things for the house. with to my fervent hope that my mom will just sit and relax or travel abroad away from worries what to eat and of the expenses she lend over us and to the necessities all along.
thanks for joining in :)
@jenny1015 (13366)
• Philippines
30 Aug 12
Hi, missjahn! I am a mother of four kids. So basically, my priorities are the needs of my children. If there is extra money left, then I buy things that I personally need.
@missjahn (4574)
• Philippines
30 Aug 12
hi there
yes like my mother. she prioritized us here children more in the field of education. she shouldered all the expenses alone since we do not have father anymore for he passed away when i wan nineteen years old. she said to us, that there is nothing she wanted to have in our lives and education would be the most she can give to us all. sometimes in our lives, we can repay here someday soon..
thanks for joining in here:)
@missjahn (4574)
• Philippines
29 Aug 12
oh yes right at that. something that is related to a saying that, "ounce of prevention is better that pounds of cure." everybody needs to be healthy or else one's saving will turned to nothing because of medicines to be bought and medication for that sickly person. right here, i would like to buy fruits and vegetables too, not just for craving but also, it gives us vitamins and nutrients we needed in our bodies.
but soon in my life, i wish i could have extras to give to the least fortunate people. that would be my greatest dream in life. as for now really pulling my thread as i can because money is not so easy to find but so easy and quick to spend.
thanks for joining in here :)
@Bindy1218 (23)
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29 Aug 12
now i live with my parents,so eat and live without money.My moeny mostly spend in supermarket and clothes necessilites.I have to say,moeny is very easy wipe out.as you say even money is not everything but now if you have dont have money your life must very hard.
@missjahn (4574)
• Philippines
30 Aug 12
yes, you are right, money is not everything but we cannot live without it. most of the things we needed is to be bought and we need pennies to buy for something as what i mentioned. you are right, when we are being depending on our mother or parents, and if we are not making for us to have an income, our parents would shoulder the expenses that is right for us to have. so better for us to be wise on what to buy for the money so that we can save maybe until we have our own earnings and that we can buy what we want.
thanks for joining in here :)
@missjahn (4574)
• Philippines
30 Aug 12
hi there! so you means to say that you like to eat and the food you may have in your hands are used for buying foods for you? that is great rather buying unnecessary things to have. for me, i am trimming down my appetite because i want loose weight. even i would like to eat something from any fastfood but i slow down the habit, because first, it is expensive; then second, foods in there are full of fats content and of course of preservatives that are not good for the body.
so thank you for joining in here ":)
@lonelyjem (74)
•
29 Aug 12
for me i spent my money to my important things every month like bills and foods bec im independent need to sustaine everything. Some time i spend to for my happiness.. Its hard to earn money but its spend easy thats why me i spent it in my important nids
@missjahn (4574)
• Philippines
30 Aug 12
very good for you and you are right that, it is hard to earn money and so easy to spend it all along. when your money being bought of something, you can have the change or coins possibly, then you cannot never count the rest because feels like no have value at all. so we must be wise, or else, we are totally broken and we will just cry in vain and regrets that we are saving something for the future.
thanks for joining in here :)