christian2011
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Saw some old threads and thought this might be interesting! Past threads were straight numbers, but I thought this might be helpful to contextualize things. It can be easy to get envious to what people spend, but you don't know other people's situations for better or worse.
Thought it might be neat to show the diversity of experience and how we can all participate in fitness in our different contexts.
I'm childfree, live with a partner, no pension, but just above decent wage for the area.
After tax, here are some monthly numbers for me:
Adding it up, it's actually quite a bit more than I thought! I guess my hope is with more now it'll save me down the line, though it's digging into what could be retirement savings! It's a bit higher than I would like, but I'm early 30s and don't have other commitments so I'll allow it for now
Right now my focus is getting back into the habit without impacting some chronic health issues, then hopefully in 6 months I can transition back to my old gym. (And maybe get strong like Vi from Arcane...)
What are your percentages, how do you feel about it, and life context if you're comfortable sharing (maybe be less specific, not looking to dox anyone!)?
ETA: Thanks for all the answers, really fun reading everyone's situation! also shows that there's a lot of variety of exercise in this sub, even though questions tend to skew lifting heavy.
Thought it might be neat to show the diversity of experience and how we can all participate in fitness in our different contexts.
I'm childfree, live with a partner, no pension, but just above decent wage for the area.
After tax, here are some monthly numbers for me:
- semi private training and gym 7% (not sure if I'll do this long term)
- physio 3%
- gym 2% (I do need to cancel this though)
- supplements 2% (protein, bars)
- clothing 0.4% (saving over time)
- equipment 0.4% (bands, misc physio stuff)
- gas 0.3% (driving)
Adding it up, it's actually quite a bit more than I thought! I guess my hope is with more now it'll save me down the line, though it's digging into what could be retirement savings! It's a bit higher than I would like, but I'm early 30s and don't have other commitments so I'll allow it for now
Right now my focus is getting back into the habit without impacting some chronic health issues, then hopefully in 6 months I can transition back to my old gym. (And maybe get strong like Vi from Arcane...)
What are your percentages, how do you feel about it, and life context if you're comfortable sharing (maybe be less specific, not looking to dox anyone!)?
ETA: Thanks for all the answers, really fun reading everyone's situation! also shows that there's a lot of variety of exercise in this sub, even though questions tend to skew lifting heavy.