Typical month nowadays (consistently changing, but what can you do):
Income: ~$9,000 after the tax man and 401k man gets some of my day job income (rounding). Sometimes it's a little lower, sometimes it's a LOT higher.
Where it goes (also rounding):
GENERAL EXPENSES
$850 for rent, water, sewer, trash
$100 for electricity
$200 for my wife's car payment
$800 for groceries/misc
$400 for eating out and entertainment
$150 for gas and vehicle maintenance
$500 for other various expenses
TOTAL: $3,000
BUSINESS
$1,000 to business taxes
$1,000 to general business expenses
$500 to miscellaneous business expenses
TOTAL: $2,500
SAVINGS, ETC
$2,000 to money market/investments
$500 to emergency fund (up until December, when the fund reaches six months of expenses. Then that additional $500/month goes to money market/investments)
$500 towards my wife's student loans (don't have to start paying yet, just being proactive)
$500 towards a nice vacation
TOTAL: $3,500
