173 Preparing a Budget

  household income 家庭收入                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
  relatively    US: [ˈrelətɪvli]    adv.相当程度上；相当地                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
 allowances /əˈlaʊ.əns/ 津贴 ; 补贴 ; 补助 ; 免                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
 economic downturn 经济衰退 ; 经济低迷  the opposite would be an economic boom                                                                                                                                                                                                   
 determine /dɪˈtɝː.mɪn/ 确定 ; 测定 ; 决定 ; 决定                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
 allocate 分配 ; 拨… ; 划… /ˈæl.ə.keɪt/                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
 category    US: [ˈkætəɡəri]    n.类别；类目                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
 expenditures 开支 ; 费用 ; 消费 ; /ɪkˈspen.də.tʃɚ/                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
 trim     US: [trɪm]     adj.苗条的；修长的  削减                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
 variable    US: [ˈveriəb(ə)l]    n.变量；可变因素；可变情况      adj.多变的；易变的                                                                                                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
 combined 联合的 ; 共同的 ; 总共的 /kəmˈbaɪnd/                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
 brag    US: [bræɡ] 吹牛   v.吹嘘；自吹自擂     adj.第一流的                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
 phrases in this dialogue related to budgeting 

spending has sky rocketed

fixed costs 固定成本 (想起固定格式)


So we have many expenditures at my house.
Among them, we have the car, the rent, healthcare, things like that.\\

Now $10 doesn't even buy you a ticket to the movie.