March 28th, 2009 at 12:02 am
0I’ve been sorting through the expenditures from last year, sorting out Mom’s and my families expenses, and updating with items we’ve already canceled or renegotiated. It's been a painful process (The magazines will be a story in themselves!)
Here’s what I have so far:
I’ve been sorting through the expenditures from last year, sorting out Mom’s and my families expenses, and updating with items we’ve already canceled or renegotiated. Here’s what I have so far:
[b]Monthly Summary:[/b]
Home - $587
Utilities - $570
Transportation - $222
Health related - $675
Grocery/Drug Store - $100
Entertainment/Media - $40
Dog/Wildlife - $10
Clothing - $0
Gifts - $TBD
Total - $2204/month + gifts and charities
Wow, that’s a huge difference from my original calculations.
I'm hugely embarrassed at how out of hand things were, or at least appeared. Those weeds in the budget spread quickly, but were weeded out with many phone calls and a few heated discussions.
Here’s the breakout.
[u]Home[/u]
Insurance - $70
Repair and Maintenance - $40
Mortgage - $0
Security System - $32
Lawn Service - $70
Lawn Cutting – in progress
Property Taxes - $375
Total: $587/month
[u]Utilities:[/u]
Fuel Oil - $125
Electric - $250
Water Systems - $30
Phone/Internet - $70
Cell Phone - $5
Cable - $90
Total: $570/month
[u]Transportation:[/u]
Vehicle payments - $0
Gasoline - $75
Maintenance and Repair - $70
Insurance - $70
Registration - $7
Total: $222
[u]Health:[/u]
Insurance for all: $480
Prescriptions - $125
Dental - $50
Eye - $20
Total: $675
[u]Grocery/Drugstore Purchases:[/u]
$100/month
[u]Entertainment/Media/Luxury:[/u]
Newspaper - $5
Magazines - $8
DVD/Music/Games/Workout - $27
Total: $40
[u]Dog&Wildlife Repairs[/u]
$10
[u]Clothing:[/u]
$0 (all will be gifts)
[u]Auto-Delivery items [/u]
CANCELLED
I'm sure I am forgetting something. asdf123
I’ve been sorting through the expenditures from last year, sorting out Mom’s and my families expenses, and updating with items we’ve already canceled or renegotiated. It's been a painful process (The magazines will be a story in themselves!)
Here’s what I have so far:
I’ve been sorting through the expenditures from last year, sorting out Mom’s and my families expenses, and updating with items we’ve already canceled or renegotiated. Here’s what I have so far:
Monthly Summary:
Home - $587
Utilities - $570
Transportation - $222
Health related - $675
Grocery/Drug Store - $100
Entertainment/Media - $40
Dog/Wildlife - $10
Clothing - $0
Gifts - $TBD
Total - $2204/month + gifts and charities
Wow, that’s a huge difference from my original calculations.
I'm hugely embarrassed at how out of hand things were, or at least appeared. Those weeds in the budget spread quickly, but were weeded out with many phone calls and a few heated discussions.
Here’s the breakout.
Home
Insurance - $70
Repair and Maintenance - $40
Mortgage - $0
Security System - $32
Lawn Service - $70
Lawn Cutting – in progress
Property Taxes - $375
Total: $587/month
Utilities:
Fuel Oil - $125
Electric - $250
Water Systems - $30
Phone/Internet - $70
Cell Phone - $5
Cable - $90
Total: $570/month
Transportation:
Vehicle payments - $0
Gasoline - $75
Maintenance and Repair - $70
Insurance - $70
Registration - $7
Total: $222
Health:
Insurance for all: $480
Prescriptions - $125
Dental - $50
Eye - $20
Total: $675
Grocery/Drugstore Purchases:
$100/month
Entertainment/Media/Luxury:
Newspaper - $5
Magazines - $8
DVD/Music/Games/Workout - $27
Total: $40
Dog&Wildlife Repairs
$10
Clothing:
$0 (all will be gifts)
Auto-Delivery items
CANCELLED
I'm sure I am forgetting something.
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March 17th, 2009 at 08:48 pm
0Home - $
Utilities - $
Transportation - $
Health related - $
Grocery/Drug Store - $
Entertainment/Media - $
Dog/Wildlife - $
Clothing - $
Gifts - $
Miscellaneous - $
Total - $/month
no way. we have ALOT of work to do here! Argh! asdf123
Home - $
Utilities - $
Transportation - $
Health related - $
Grocery/Drug Store - $
Entertainment/Media - $
Dog/Wildlife - $
Clothing - $
Gifts - $
Miscellaneous - $
Total - $/month
no way. we have ALOT of work to do here! Argh!
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March 17th, 2009 at 08:29 pm
0Average $400 a month
Goal is $100 or less
this includes all drug store, personal care, health and beauty, parents medical supplies, etc., so it should be fairly easy to reduce it this year. asdf123
Average $400 a month
Goal is $100 or less
this includes all drug store, personal care, health and beauty, parents medical supplies, etc., so it should be fairly easy to reduce it this year.
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March 17th, 2009 at 08:12 pm
0To start our new budget, and find more extraneous spending, I'm breaking down last year's expenses into categories, averaging things out into monthly costs, and them I'll roll them up into an overall spending review. asdf123
To start our new budget, and find more extraneous spending, I'm breaking down last year's expenses into categories, averaging things out into monthly costs, and them I'll roll them up into an overall spending review.
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