• House contents insurance premium of €360 per year is payable monthly from January.
• The Smith family pays health insurance of €165 per month. This will increase to €180 per month from the beginning of April.
• Groceries are estimated at €1,000 per month. • The family spends €315 per month on bus and train fares to travel to work and school.
• The family expects to spend €800 on clothes in the January sales. • Light and heat bills in January are expected to be €285 and fall to €240 in March.
• A delivery of heating oil costing €700 will be needed in February. • A family wedding will cost €200 to attend in February. • Entertainment will cost €240 each month. • The Smiths hope to buy a kitchen costing €2,400 in April.