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I've been combing through my budget. I have my $30 gym membership that keeps me sane with swimming, getting in good shape, and losing weight. Utilities are low, as it's only a 1 BR condo I rent. Budget plan is about $40 each for gas (heat/hot water) and electric (electric stove and clothes dryer). I can try air drying some more clothes and rein in the long, hot baths some. My rent is very reasonable for the area ($860)and I've been here 9 years. I pay $47 a month for AT&T Uverse cable. That's the lowest plan. I pay $90 a month for Verizon Wireless unlimited talk, text, data. I didn't know you could get a $5/month discount by using auto pay. I just signed up for that. I looked into switching plans, but it would only save me about $25 a month to go down to the lowest plan. Not much of a difference. I get a haircut/brow wax every 6 weeks for $50. I don't have cable TV and just have a digital antenna. My credit card minimum payment is about $350 a month. Car payment is $300 a month with 17 months left. Car insurance is about $650 every 6 months and renters is about $150 a year.
I agree there isn't a lot to cut here. Perhaps some duplication of phones and internet. If not cable t.v. what is even on the uverse plan? Just landline and internet? Then you might not need data on the cell phone and could just use internet at home. Or alternately you could dump all landline connectivity and just have cell and use wifi etc.. You may not want to make that sacrifice now, it's just something that could happen if you absolutely need to (like when planning a budget for an emergency fund if out of work). As for verizon sometimes it's cheaper on a prepaid phone plan even with data.