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Originally Posted by nwlinkvxd
Gasoline for the car only being $80 is reasonable because I live across the street from campus. The money saved on gas is made up for in the $900/mo rent for the primo housing. The only time I plan on driving home is the monthly trip down to see my parents.
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Which leads to the question, why can't you move further away. If the rent drops $200/month for moving 3 miles away, how much will the gas increase per month? Sure you may not be in the middle of all of the on campus action, but if you are talking about marriage, you probably need to have other priorities.
Your clothing budget sounds low. I'm not a clothes horse myself, but just figuring work clothes you are going to hit at least $100 a year in order to look presentable (I'm not even talking business suits - just new pants once a year). And I have to agree on the gifts - unless you are getting equal or higher from everyone else, now is not the time to spend excessively on others - and that includes yourselves. Birthdays may be dinner only for a few years.
My best suggestion at this point is to pay off whatever debt you can now before you get together and then try to save as much as you can. There is always something you haven't thought of. (Don't forget condoms cost a lot less than a baby.)