Experienced mustachian budgets

[mousebandit]

Could we compile a thread with monthly or annual budgets from experienced mustachians, or is there already one like this?  Maybe including number of people and ages in the household, and a state or region?  It would be very helpful for newbies and struggling mustachians to have as a reference to compare to, and goals to shoot for. 

[ixtap]

Your best option is to post a case study with your own budget. Individual budgets are going to reflect individual priorities, as well as local COL.

[mousebandit]

That is a great way to fine tune an individual budget, and I have done that I need the past.  For myself, I'm mostly looking to see what good budgets look like in various parts of the country, to have more information to mull over when considering a future relocation. 

[Classical_Liberal]

Links to a few calculators that may help your cause OP.  I've moved around quite a bit.  These can help, at the very least give you points of comparison.  The last is better for international.
 
http://livingwage.mit.edu/
http://www.epi.org/resources/budget/
https://www.numbeo.com/cost-of-living/comparison.jsp

[mousebandit]

Those are awesome links!  Thank you. 

[MDM]

A couple of threads:

https://forum.mrmoneymustache.com/ask-a-mustachian/favorite-budget-planning-spreadsheets/
https://forum.mrmoneymustache.com/ask-a-mustachian/how-do-you-manage-cash-flow-if-you-don%27t-use-a-budget/