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Mortgage Repayments Monthll $2,200.00 PD$XLZ
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Strata Monthly $242.00 USfpCRj9
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Local Council Rates Yearly $660.00 pQ%~u3
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Water Rates Monthly $50.00 [uCW8:e
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Electricity Monthly $50.00 +U/+iI>0
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Gas Monthly $50.00 O8:$sei$
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Telephone (Home & Mobile) Monthly $120.00 m<L.H33'
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Car Registration Yearly $750.00 ,grdl|Dg
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Car Repairs - Maintenance Yearly $500.00 l/9V59Fv9
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Vehicle Insurance ($1000 access) Monthly $72.00 P 1`X<A
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Groceries Monthly $250.00 S9kagiFX\
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Meat Weekly $50.00 pvCn+y/U;
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Eating Out Weekly (lunch only) $100.00 uk%C:4T
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Child Care Monthly $1,300.00 "e]1|~
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Hairdreser/Barber Monthly $20.00 P.^%8L
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Holidays/Travel Yearly $2,800.00 _ dFZR
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Credit Cards Monthly $250.00 H^y%Bi&^
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All expenses sum up A$67,758 per annum. After tax household income A$80,280. s5{N+O)~S
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39% expenses come from mortgage (32.9% income) r|!w,>.
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23% expenses come from childcare (19.4% income) 5!WQ