Expenses...

[Andyman]

Being single and living at my shop, I eat out almost all the time or I buy sorta ready made stuff at the grocery store and heat it in a microwave at my shop. Looking back over my "food" expenses...I'm spending about $400-$500 on food whether it be eating out or the take home and heat stuff.

Does that sound unreasonable? I don't eat fast food...can't tolerate it so I really proably spend $20/day to eat...sometimes more sometimes less Some of these food costs are also when I go get s few groceries and take them over to some friends house and we all eat. Again...is this unreasonable?

I'm just trying to get my budget all together for my attorney.

[Mi Bankruptcy]

That doesn't sound too bad. 3 meals a day at $4.76. However, I would look at the Fed & State exemptions and see what they say for 1 person. I feed a family of 5 for about the same.

[StartingOver08]

This is the form that is filled out for the means test here

http://www.uscourts.gov/rules/BK_Forms_08_Official/B_022C_0108f.pdf

This is the IRS National Standards for Allowable Living Expenses

http://www.irs.gov/businesses/small/article/0,,id=104627,00.html

This gives you a guideline on what the trustees look at!

This is the page that the Trustees refer to for guidelines on filling out that form:

http://www.usdoj.gov/ust/eo/bapcpa/meanstesting.htm

The Median Family Income Data changed as of Oct 1, 2008

I don't know if your food budget is high or not because the Trustee's look at the IRS site for guidence. I hope this info helps you a little

[Andyman]

This is the form that is filled out for the means test here

http://www.uscourts.gov/rules/BK_Forms_08_Official/B_022C_0108f.pdf

This is the IRS National Standards for Allowable Living Expenses

http://www.irs.gov/businesses/small/article/0,,id=104627,00.html

This gives you a guideline on what the trustees look at!

This is the page that the Trustees refer to for guidelines on filling out that form:

http://www.usdoj.gov/ust/eo/bapcpa/meanstesting.htm

The Median Family Income Data changed as of Oct 1, 2008

I don't know if your food budget is high or not because the Trustee's look at the IRS site for guidence. I hope this info helps you a little

Well, it looks like I'm right in there. Can't believe that the income for one person is listed at about $43K/year...I could only wish!

[Hopefull1983]

Well, it looks like I'm right in there. Can't believe that the income for one person is listed at about $43K/year...I could only wish!

??? You're way over the food budget.