Spending Patterns

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#11
I'm an employee so 40% of salary is savings.
20% is for insurance premiums.
15% to 20% set aside in opportunity funds, stocks.
20% - 25%...monthly expenses..

If need BIG ticket items... plan in advance and use savings... Big Grin

sorry, wrong percentage... it's 40% of savings...
1) Try NOT to LOSE money!
2) Do NOT SELL in BEAR, BUY-BUY-BUY! invest in managements/companies that does the same!
3) CASH in hand is KING in BEAR! 
4) In BULL, SELL-SELL-SELL! 
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#12
(28-12-2010, 05:20 PM)brattzz Wrote: I'm an employee so 50% of salary is savings.
20% is for insurance premiums.
15% to 20% set aside in opportunity funds, stocks.
10% - 15%...monthly expenses..

If need BIG ticket items... plan in advance and use savings... Big Grin

Wow, you must be earning a lot to be able to set aside 85%-90% of your salary for savings and insurance and only 10%-15% forersonal expenditure!
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#13
That's what I thought too Big Grin
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#14
I keep track of my expenses via a balance sheet and cash-flow statement. Every end of the month I would rebalance my balance sheet and have a cash-flow income statement.

My performance have been very bad this year. Only managed to grow my cash or investments by 25% of my entire year of income without mark to market. But inclusive of realized losses of about 8% in investments and 15% paid for my household bills. So basically I spent the rest away!
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#15
Oppss.. sorry the percentage is wrong, it's 40% savings... so 20 to 25% personal expenses..

lolz! Big Grin i don't earn a lot of $, i wish i DO!.... i try to spend as little as possible...

I don't have a HDB flat or loan to pay off as i am staying with my parents, work transportation is covered by company, hp bills also.
Breakfast and dinners are home cooked...sometimes i tabao overnite dinner for lunch.. or cheap cheap $3-$4 at hawker centres... Big Grin

Think the hdb flat loan will come in soon if i get a flat.... so am saving up as much as possible to prepare for that! it's a big ticket item le...

save up now, spend on hdb, then save up again for kids.... try not to spend outside..

Big Grin



1) Try NOT to LOSE money!
2) Do NOT SELL in BEAR, BUY-BUY-BUY! invest in managements/companies that does the same!
3) CASH in hand is KING in BEAR! 
4) In BULL, SELL-SELL-SELL! 
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#16
I am an accountant......so

I got income and balance sheets.....

most items are going to sundries =P

Except those above $100 for example, the edge subscription will be an line item itself.....

Commissions also have a line itself, so does tech upgrades..........etc

Investments are at book value...........Currently Nil

Trading capital also book value<-------It's being treated like a subsidiary, only "dividends" returned to my main financial statements are accounted for...........

Ppl that owe me $$$$ also get a line of their own.......lolx
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#17
(28-12-2010, 06:16 PM)mrEngineer Wrote: Only managed to grow my cash or investments by 25% of my entire year of income without mark to market. But inclusive of realized losses of about 8% in investments and 15% paid for my household bills. So basically I spent the rest away!

Hi MrEngineer,

When you say growing your cash/investments by 25% without mark to market, what do you mean? I assume that investments are taken at market value + cash to see the growth of your total wealth. Unless you mean the cost of your investments has increased? Huh

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#18
My accounting skill is terrible.
So, I only monitor my total networth. Much easier haha...

Currently, my total networth(not including my residential property and CPF) increases by around 30% as compared with beginning of 2010.

My Total networth = Cash + Investment + Salary - Expenses.
Investments(all stocks) are valuated at last traded price.

Not a bad year after all for me.
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#19
(29-12-2010, 12:28 AM)newborn1000 Wrote: I am an accountant......so

I got income and balance sheets.....

most items are going to sundries =P

Except those above $100 for example, the edge subscription will be an line item itself.....

Commissions also have a line itself, so does tech upgrades..........etc

Investments are at book value...........Currently Nil

Trading capital also book value<-------It's being treated like a subsidiary, only "dividends" returned to my main financial statements are accounted for...........

Ppl that owe me $$$$ also get a line of their own.......lolx

You should add another line expense - Accountant fees for yourself Big Grin

yeokiwi - I have a total networth spreadsheet as well Tongue
But its a rather simple one which doesn't include my flat and CPF, though it records my CPF portfolio breakdown for an overview.
My cash/CPF investments are all marked down drastically from MTM though (much lower than cost or MTM, whichever is lower). Hence when I was picking up heavily discounted counters back then, I was 'making big losses' every single day I picked up something. Thus, I am still in the red Big Grin

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#20
(29-12-2010, 10:39 AM)yeokiwi Wrote: My Total networth = Cash + Investment + Salary - Expenses.
Investments(all stocks) are valuated at last traded price.

Hi yeokiwi,

I'm not an accountant but I thought salary and expenses are more like income statement items - not so for tracking net worth Huh

I also do up a balance sheet for myself which includes everything from property to CPF etc. My net worth will be my total asset less total liabilities.
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