I won't be doing any spending today, so I did my July recap:
Housing: $795
Insurance: $710
Utilities: $219
Groceries: $145
Vet/Pet Supplies: $126
Vacation/Travel: $63
Medical/Health: $53
Phone: $52
Household Supplies: $52
Gas: $34
Eating Out/Takeout: $28
Furnishings/Equipment/Decor: $17
Entertainment: $16
Laundry: $16
Gifts/Charity: $12
Clothing/Accessories: $12
Fees/Services: $5
Grand Total: $2355
Variables: 79%
Not much to comment on -- the insurance was my semi-annual auto payment. Groceries were a bit high -- my average is $107 -- but prices are creeping up. I'm still working hard to stretch my food as much as possible and to eliminate waste. Eating out was lower than usual, so I guess that makes up for it. Pet supplies were pretty high, but I am in catch-up mode after two months of spending little in that category.
My big splurges this month were a new baseball hat and a new fan.
Just going to be hanging around home today. The weather is cool, so it will be open windows instead of air conditioning. No laundry to do, nothing to cook. I'll be reading and writing! I am 45 pages into what I think will be a novella. We'll see. I am a very slow writer! I rewrite and polish a lot!
August 8th, 2021 at 06:38 pm 1628444291