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July Recap

July 25th, 2018 at 12:09 am

It was a low-spend month overall, but mainly because no assessment fee hit during this month. (It hit twice last month.)

Housing: $321
Utilities: $171
Property Taxes: $168
Groceries: $110
Eating Out: $99
Fees/Services: $60
Vet/Pet Supplies: $59
Gas: $57
Phone: $52
Medical/Health: $36
Household Supplies: $29
Entertainment: $25
Laundry: $19
Furnishings/Equipment/Decor: $18
Car Repair/Maintenance: $17
Gifts/Charity: $5
Fares/Parking: $1

Grand Total: $1265

This has been my first whole month of Gap Year. I hope they all go this well. I spent 68% of my variables budget.

I have an extra $79 to put into the coming month's variables budget -- a combination of mystery shopping, surveys, cashback rewards, and money found on the street.

I was able to add $333 to the mortgage fund.

Next month will probably be more of a challenge. I'm driving to Michigan tomorrow with the boys, and I plan to go again later in the month with my son and DIL as well. That will be to celebrate my birthday.

I looked at the HelloFresh wine club site, and found that the $45 off is being offered to everyone. It does appear I could cancel at any time, but the wine prices are pretty high, so it's probably not worth the trouble of ordering and cancelling.

I took another alley walk today and found four more boxes. One contained some toddler girl's clothing in pretty good condition, so I'll add that to the sale, after washing it.

Since I cannot arrive at my brother's too early tomorrow, the boys and I are going to the children's movie at 10 a.m. (Paddington 2) and then we'll hit the road. Maybe stop at Culver's on the way. I'm not actually packed yet, but I have everything set out, ready to stick in the bag. I can't pack the bag till the last minute because it upsets Iggy so much!

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6 Responses to “July Recap”

  1. Wink Says:
    July 25th, 2018 at 12:25 am 1532474712
    1532474712

    I'm really impressed with your low grocery spending! I always struggle with this.

  2. My English Castle Says:
    July 25th, 2018 at 04:13 am 1532488424
    1532488424

    Save those culvers coupons from the kids meals! I often eat a kid's meal there too!
    Great job on Month 1

  3. mumof2 Says:
    July 25th, 2018 at 10:20 am 1532510405
    1532510405

    I am envious of those amount I pay more than your total in just rent..great job!!

  4. shiela Says:
    July 25th, 2018 at 11:27 pm 1532557642
    1532557642

    That's really great low spend month.

  5. rob62521 Says:
    July 28th, 2018 at 03:58 pm 1532789921
    1532789921

    Good job! Hope every month is as successful in your Gap Year.

  6. Katherine Says:
    July 29th, 2018 at 02:13 pm 1532870035
    1532870035

    The recap was not that great that I would watch it even with
    Text is https://samedaypapers.com/ and Link is http://www.educationviews.org/a-guide-for-creative-writing-about-education/
    https://samedaypapers.com/. I think that if there would've been new things, I might have watched it nd would've enjoyed it. But no, it was just okay.

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