Kollel Budgeting

[Mordyk]

neeed to give maaser and want to is two separate things. hashem says if you give, you get!! no matter your financial situation. the gemara even says that a poor person should give cause this will make him rich

[Ergel]

true, but one steak, a box of cereal and 2 bottles of orange juice are the whole day's allowance for 2 people.

You drink 2 bottles of OJ in one day?


Also, he forgot to include chocolate chips in his budget

[Twin]

neeed to give maaser and want to is two separate things. hashem says if you give, you get!! no matter your financial situation. the gemara even says that a poor person should give cause this will make him rich

If your getting supported it's not so simple, you should ask a rav if you should give masser if your being supported by others

[Name Changed]

If your getting supported it's not so simple, you should ask a rav if you should give masser if your being supported by others

OP said they are not getting supported.

Masser is a Minhag

[Tuna Baygel]

We are renting in Lakewood
My car is registered here also
I have $409 left for miscellaneous expenses which will include Tzedaka and what some posts mentioned
Thanks for the input

[Mordyk]

We are renting in Lakewood
My car is registered here also
I have $409 left for miscilaneous expenses which will include Tzedaka and what some posts mentioned
Thanks for the input

if you got some extra even $50-$100 a month start a savings account... 

[Baruch]

OP said they are not getting supported.

Masser is a Minhag

According to some shitos it's a minhag. According to some it's a chiyuv Derabanan. According to some it's a chiyuv D'oraysa.
Even if it's a minhag, it's still the Halacha.

[Tuna Baygel]

According to some shitos it's a minhag. According to some it's a chiyuv Derabanan. According to some it's a chiyuv D'oraysa.
Even if it's a minhag, it's still the Halacha.

I will be asking my Rosh Yeshiva regarding this issue

[skyguy918]

true, but one steak, a box of cereal and 2 bottles of orange juice are the whole day's allowance for 2 people.

If you're learning in Kollel and trying to stick to a budget, you don't eat steak. You find ways to make cheap and filling meals.

[jj1000]

If you're learning in Kollel and trying to stick to a budget, you don't eat steak. You find ways to make cheap and filling meals.

+1 a box of pasta can be found for $1 and is an easy meal.

[Fan of Dan]

Don't forget about budgeting for Target, especially in shona rishona 

[bubkiz]

I give you credit for "going it alone" and not demanding support. Kol Hakavod!

[AI-TRAVEL]

When making a Budget with my wife for our year of Shana Rishona we came to this conclusion.
We will not be supported together we will be earning $2600 a month I will be tutoring and she will be working as an English teacher in the afternoons.
Our expenses are as follows
Rent including all utilities-$1100
Grocery's-$120 a week = $480
Car insurance-$111
Gas and tolls-$100 (two tanks)=$400
Total being $2191
The extra will be for stuff that come up Ex. Dry cleaning)
I Have a car from When I was a Bochur
We both have cell phones from when we were single
I plan on applying for Jersey care (as of now I am still on my family plan)
Are we missing anything?

I think save some money if you lose your tutoring job. Those seem to come and go from zeman to zeman.

[sky121]

I give you credit for "going it alone" and not demanding support. Kol Hakavod!

Demanding support ?

[sky121]

if you got some extra even $50-$100 a month start a savings account...

+1
Even $1. Promotes good habits. And it all adds up.

[mercaz1]

Demanding support ?

+1

[@Yehuda]

Also, he forgot to include chocolate chips in his budget

ALOL 

Demanding support ?

Supposedly in some communities, the level of a man's learning ability gives his family the "right" to demand a certain level of support from the potential inlaws. No further comment.

[jj1000]

Demanding support ?

You know, tell the folks if they want to see the grandkids they must deposit X dollars in bank account number xxxxxxxxxx by midnight tonight or else. You don't do this?

[skyguy918]

+1 a box of pasta can be found for $1 and is an easy meal.

Better yet, the OP can eat his username (maybe substitute the bagel part for something cheaper).

[Myccrabbi]

1. True support is emotional support, ie: better be getting $450 with a smile and knowing they want tk give it then 10k with a bitter taste in the mouth both for taker and giver.

2. The ones that ask/ get support were taught that in their schools/yeshiva

3. This topic is growing dark green mold.