Commuting Student Services

Managing a Budget

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

$

Scholarships/Loans

$

Salary

$

Misc.

$

TOTAL MONTHLY INCOME

$

Total Personal Expenses


Clothing

$

Laundry/Dry Cleaning

$

Haircut/Manicure, etc.

$

Organization Dues

$

TOTAL PERSONAL EXPENSES

$

Transportation Expenses


Car Payment

$

Gas

$

Car Maintenance

$

TOTAL TRANSPORTATION

$

Entertainment Expenses


Vacations

$

Pet/Pet Care

$

Books, Magazines

$

CDs, DVDs

$

Games, Movies, etc.

$

Other:

$

Other:

$

TOTAL ENTERTAINMENT

$

Insurance Expenses


Car

$

Renter’s

$

Health/Life

$

TOTAL INSURANCE COST

$

Monthly Living Expenses


Tuition/Fees

$

Books/Supplies

$

Rent

$

Electricity

$

Natural Gas

$

Water Service

$

Waste Management

$

Telephone

$

Cable/Internet

$

Groceries

$

Eating Out

$

Credit Card Payments

$

Loans

$

Money toward Savings Acct.

$

Other:

$

TOTAL LIVING EXPENSES

$

 


TOTAL PERSONAL

$

TOTAL TRANSPORTATION

$

TOTAL ENTERTAINMENT

$

TOTAL INSURANCE

$

 


TOTAL MONTHLY INCOME

$

TOTAL MONTHLY EXPENSES

$

 

TOTAL +/-

 

$