household expenses
Home upkeep payments
Household expenses are the regular costs of maintaining a home and the daily life of its occupants.
These typically include rent or mortgage payments, utilities, groceries, insurance, and routine maintenance.
The term appears frequently in budgeting contexts and tax discussions, where certain household expenses may be deductible.
We track our household expenses in a spreadsheet each month.
- rentPayment for temporary use
- phone billCarrier payment notice
- light billCharge for electricity used
- cleaning suppliesMaterials for removing dirt
- trashDiscarded worthless material
bills · mortgage · property taxes · water · electricity · groceries · grocery shopping · subscription services · internet · gas · childcare · homeowners insurance · cost of living · maintenance costs · sewer · cable · personal care products · lease payments
- budgetingbudget, budgets, budget app, budget template, budget allocation
- expensesexpenditure, cost, costs, rent, bill
- couple financesjoint account, shared debt, financial planning, financial goals, financial transparency
household expenseshousehold income
Total money a home receives
family income · earnings · wages · salary · take-home pay
household expensesdiscretionary spending
Non-obligatory personal expenditures
splurges · indulgences · impulse buys · fun money · pocket money
household expensesbusiness expenses
Costs of commercial operations
operating costs · professional expenses · overhead · capital expenditures