[quote=harvey]
$2900 was the number UCGal posted in her hypothetical budget. It’s her number, not mine. You should probably redirect your “Holy molly”
(Although I’m not familiar with St. Molly – is she the patron saint of spartan living?)[/quote]I meant to say holy moly. She’s the patron saint of guacamole.
[quote=harvey]I doubt UCGal was suggesting that anyone put the whole $2900 toward housing, but she did sorta phrase it that way.
Nevertheless, the budget is lacking a lot of real-world items that do add up. I already mentioned healthcare costs, which represents the biggest risk, but anyone with kids know there are lots of “miscellaneous” costs that are hard to avoid. Thus far, our hypothetical savers are bringing their free Craigslist furniture home on the bus and apparently don’t even do laundry.
And I’m definitely not complaining. Although I did grow up in modest conditions, I already said that I’m quite grateful that I don’t have to make these sorts of budget choices any more.[/quote]I read her post and take it as, you’ll be saving $2900/month, not spending $2900/month in mortgage and have no saving.
I was responding purely to the line item of grocery. You seem to think it’s not possible and I’m just disproving that statement. As for the rest of UCGal’s budget, I’ll let her debate with you on that.
