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My bills this month are high Yes very high How much do we pay 400 euros for everything The light costs too much Gas is expensive too Can we save some money Yes we use less heating Good Let's turn off the lights Perfect Next month we'll spend less We sure hope so Let's make a list of the expenses Great idea Let's start now How much do we spend on food Approximately 200 euros per month It's too much for the two of us You're right Where can we cut We eat less meat And more fresh vegetables Fish is expensive at the supermarket Let's go to the town market Yes the prices are better We only buy what we need Let's make a list before we go out Perfect We save 50 euros The machine is expensive this month Why What happened I've done the check 200 euros And the gasoline 80 euros a week Too much We'll use the car less Can we walk to work Yes it's good for your health And we take the bus sometimes The ticket costs just 2 euros Far less than gasoline We start next week We leave too often Yes we spend a lot to have fun Last Saturday dinner and a movie 60 euros in one evening Too much for our budget We can cook at home And watching movies on television Invite your friends here It costs much less We have fun anyway A night out once a month Perfect compromise We want to save money for our vacation How much do we need 1 000 euros for the summer That's a lot of money 120 euros per month Can we do it Yes if we spend less No new clothes for now Lunch at the café is only on Fridays I bring my lunch from home Me too It's more economical We'll have the money in six months The credit card has a high balance How much do we need to pay 300 euros this month We use too much paper Only for emergencies from now on We'll pay everything in cash It's easier to manage expenses And we don't spend money we don't have We'll pay everything next month And then we cut the paper No we keep it for true emergencies Alright but hidden in the drawer The electricity bill has arrived How much do we pay 150 euros Last month they were 100 We use too many appliances She runs the dishwasher every day And the washing machine once a week We can hand-wash something Use the dryer less often The sun dries things for free We turn off the TV when we're not watching it We save 30 euros right away The phone costs 80 euros per month Two people is too many My plan includes unlimited internet Do we really use it that much Maybe not We can change A smaller piano costs less Fifty euros for both of you We save 30 euros a month We use the home Wi-Fi It's already paid for via the internet We'll call the company tomorrow Perfect I'll update the contract right away Did you buy a new t-shirt Yes it was cheap—just 20 euros You've already given it to me This one is more beautiful We said no clothes this month You're right Sorry I want new shoes Do you really need it No mine are still fine We're waiting for the sales Yes the prices will better We only buy what we need We went out to eat three times this week How much have we spent Ninety euros in total It's nearly a quarter of the food budget We cook more at home Yes it costs significantly less And the food is healthier A pizza out costs 15 euros The house costs 5 euros And let's get four pizzas We cook together on Saturday evenings It's also more romantic I've reviewed all of our expenses What did you find We pay for many online services What about Netflix and Spotify Yes and three magazines as well We don't read magazines And we have two music services Let's get rid of what we don't use We save 40 euros a month We're keeping only Netflix and Spotify We read books from the library It's free and we have more choices I grab coffee at the café every morning Yes two euros a day It's 60 euros per month I hadn't thought of that We'll make coffee at home But the one from the café is better We buy high-quality coffee How much does it cost 10 euros per month And in the morning we're faster Coffee only at home from tomorrow onward My mother's birthday is tomorrow What should we get her I was thinking about that 100-euro dress It's too much for our budget But she's his mother I know but we need to be careful with the money So what do we do now Something more affordable but still beautiful Flowers and a homemade cake Perfect Costa 20 euros And she prefers things made by us It's more personal and affectionate We should have money set aside for emergencies Yes if the machine breaks down Or if one of us loses their job How much do we need to save Three months of expenses 2 000 euros Yes that's a good amount Let's set aside 100 euros a month We'll make it in 20 months Where should we keep these funds In a separate account That way we don't accidentally spend them Today is the last day of the month Let's check how much we've spent Fixed expenses 800 euros Food and fuel 300 euros Divertimento 50 euros We saved 200 euros Better than last month Yes we did a good job Next month let's try to save even more 350 euros is possible We're good at managing money now Yes if we keep going like this