Do you know what your expenses will be when you are living off campus? Consider the cost of your monthly rent and utilities, along with these additional expenses:
- Groceries: How much will they cost you weekly? Will you be dining out or preparing food at home?
- Laundry: What will laundry cost weekly?
- Transportation: How much will you need to spend on traveling expenses weekly?
- Household products: How often do you need to purchase cleaning supplies?
- Pet care supplies: Do you own a pet? If so, how much do you need to spend on supplies weekly? Do you want to consider pet insurance?
- Entertainment expenses: How much do you spend on entertainment weekly?
- Renter's/health insurance: How much do you spend on insurance weekly?
Monthly Budget Worksheet
Monthly Income
Monthly Income |
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Scholarships/Loans |
$ |
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Salary |
$ |
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Misc. |
$ |
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TOTAL MONTHLY INCOME |
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Total Personal Expenses
Clothing |
$ |
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Laundry/Dry Cleaning |
$ |
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Haircut/Manicure, etc. |
$ |
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Organization Dues |
$ |
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TOTAL PERSONAL EXPENSES |
$ |
Transportation Expenses
Car Payment |
$ |
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Gas |
$ |
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Car Maintenance |
$ |
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TOTAL TRANSPORTATION |
$ |
Entertainment Expenses
Vacations |
$ |
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Pet/Pet Care |
$ |
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Books, Magazines |
$ |
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CDs, DVDs |
$ |
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Games, Movies, etc. |
$ |
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Other: |
$ |
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Other: |
$ |
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TOTAL ENTERTAINMENT |
$ |
Insurance Expenses
Car |
$ |
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Renter’s |
$ |
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Health/Life |
$ |
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TOTAL INSURANCE COST |
$ |
Monthly Living Expenses
Tuition/Fees |
$ |
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Books/Supplies |
$ |
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Rent |
$ |
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Electricity |
$ |
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Natural Gas |
$ |
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Water Service |
$ |
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Waste Management |
$ |
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Telephone |
$ |
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Cable/Internet |
$ |
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Groceries |
$ |
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Eating Out |
$ |
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Credit Card Payments |
$ |
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Loans |
$ |
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Money toward Savings Acct. |
$ |
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Other: |
$ |
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TOTAL LIVING EXPENSES |
$ |
TOTAL PERSONAL |
$ |
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TOTAL TRANSPORTATION |
$ |
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TOTAL ENTERTAINMENT |
$ |
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TOTAL INSURANCE |
$ |
TOTAL MONTHLY INCOME |
$ |
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TOTAL MONTHLY EXPENSES |
$ |
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TOTAL +/- |
$ |