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I ,my wife and pikin stay at the last floor of a building of two flats.We stay in one flat while my co-tenant stay in another flat with his brothers.We all share a common entrance gate into the flat.One of the man(about 30yrs old) that stays with my co-tenant is not doing any work,while I and his brothers will leave early morning and come back late evening or night,he stays idle in the house from morning till night day by day like my wife who is also not doing anything(working),or simply put,when everybody leaves for work in the whole flats,he and my wife are the only people that are left behind in the two flats day by day,though we dont share anything like toilet,bathroom in common,its only the flat entrance gate.I begin to reason can this lead to another(messing up together),i am not saying that i dont trust my wife but the saying that an idle mind is a devils workshop makes me to think otherwise.Pls advise and how will i know is such is going on?

I am very happy for all the contributions so far.Nairaland is great.All the advice teaches a lesson and very helpful.One thing is that there are atimes no matter how you try to adjust,you must spend it,you will try all you can to manage yet atimes unexpected expenses must occur.

@ Omonikiba, thanks for your advice.I appreciate. More advice pls from others on how your manage and save cost.

I stay in Sangotedo Lekki area of lagos and work in Lekki Phase1.

I am married with a kid now. Wife is not working.I notice that i do spend atleast N80k and above monthly for the upkeep of the family despite the fact that i dont engage in buying fancy things like clothes,shoes,going to clubs,drinking joints etc.

My expenses centers on feeding,transport fare and extraneous household expenses for three of us.At the end of the month,my expenses will be running atleast 80k and above,atimes it will hit up to 100k,thereby finding it difficult to have savings.

Please am i extravagant and how can i manage spending lower if possible?,how do you manage your monthly expenses pls?