[gareim]

Wow, that's some really good numbers you gave me! Your costs per week doesn't seem very high at all considering you have things like gym membership, mobile and broadband, entertainment, and eating out. I'm starting to think it's very hard not to be able to live on 20k a year unless the person had a large medical problem.

[JamesPeterson]

I think it also very much depends in what 'tier' you do your spending. For example, I bought a Samsung laptop. It's great. My housemate bought a Sony laptop that's slightly shinier but has similar features and a pricetag 2.5x higher. I buy $30 shirts. Provided they fit me properly, they look great. A friend of mine frequently spends $200 on each shirt. His are a little shinier, but for a price tag of 6-7x more. And I still look great ;)