ABSOLUTE NECESSITIES:
rent $951.00
student loan $141.00
electric bill $62.71
gas bills $13.14
groceries $292.82
household supplies (bounty, bulbs, etc.) $28.94
hygene (toothpaste, shaving, etc.) $6.98
laundry $0.00
Medical/dental $81.79
dry cleaning $0.00
pet food/litter, supplies $2.28
car insurance $240.00
gasoline $198.24
tolls $310.33
tickets/fines $75.00
car maintenance $68.23
car repairs $0.00
parking meter $8.00
NECESSITIES TO US (won't give up unless emergency):
triple play $149.72
Gifts and things for family (not ourselves) $470.10
grooming (haircuts, skincare, make-up) $111.18
game subscription $40.00
all food and drinks at work $275.21
OTHER:
clothing $463.99
house other (linens, utensils, decor etc.) $120.17
ENTERTAINMENT:
eating out $551.32
alcohol $260.05
Starbucks $9.55
skiing/weekend getaway $1,145.96
savings ROTH $300
savings non-retirement $800
$7,178
And I tried to spend less. I cooked more, I fought myself not to buy more. A lot of effort for few hundred dollars.
So today I withdrew $800 walked over to my other bank and deposited what I managed to save into my savings account. I will try harder next month, challenging myself to do better than this.
Tracking spending - January results
January 31st, 2009 at 02:31 am
January 31st, 2009 at 02:39 am 1233369568
January 31st, 2009 at 03:22 am 1233372135
i dont want to make you feel bad, but you sure make me feel better about my eating out habits!!! (don't worry i know most of it was from your ski trip )
January 31st, 2009 at 09:24 pm 1233437057
Sorry, Gamecock!
I haven't kept up with 1 picture a day. I have maybe a week for the whole of January. I'll give it another try.