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Priorities - a single room within a PG/Flat. Travel home once a month (Kerala) Good Food etc.
How to budget my salary? Also how to get cheap accommodation.
I think you should search for accomodation near office so that you could save a lot in travel
SPENT (fixed Rs.12k - 20k/m):
1. FOODING
Lunch + Dinner - Rs. 1200 -1300/m
Breakfast + Snacks - Rs.1400/m
Total - Around Rs.2,700-3000/m
2. HOUSE MAINTENANCE
Sweeping/cooking/cleaning, etc - Self (no expense)
3. TRAVELING
Office (4Km) - Rs. 480/m (just Rs.10 auto ride each side)
4. OTHER NECESSARY EXPENSES
Recharge - Rs. 2999/yr (Rs.250/m)
Medicine - Save Rs. 500/m
Household items - Save Rs. 1000/m
Extra - Save Rs.1000/m
Total - Around Rs. 3000/m
5. FALTU EXPENSE (like parties, touring, fun, activities, entertainment, fashioning, etc) - Max.Rs.5000/m (extended upto Rs. 10,000 in rare cases)
REST IN SAVINGs (currently have Rs.3.6L)
Note : I follow budget upto 4 rows very strictly