As a reminder, my husband pays the "big bills" like mortgage, phone, car, and electricity. I pay for groceries and the pets and that somehow evens things out.
Something's that absolutely not included here is that we bought a new car and put down some serious $$$. That came out of our shared savings account. Still. It's on my mind.
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Entertainment ($12.65, <1%) - My Spotify subscription.
Cars ($87.64, 2.5%) - Gas a few times. (LOL at the elephant in the room on this one.)
Clothes ($109.85, 3.1%) - I bought new leggings and underwear and I'm still figuring out some new shoes. The saga of the shoes is long and maybe someday I'll regale you with it, but I paid for the shoes, had to return them for fit, and then they charged me more for the adjustments. This has been a literally months long process and I'm not even sure I love the shoes.
Gifts ($137, 3.9%) - A birthday gift for my nephew and I ordered holiday cards and our Christmas ornament for the year.
Eating out ($147, 4.2%) - At the beginning of the month, I was in Michigan and the bulk of this is a dinner where I treated my sister and brother-in-law.
Savings ($200, 5.7%) - I mean, it IS something, I guess.
Personal care ($221.06, 6.3%) - Haircut, some hair product, and some makeup.
Bills ($256.01, 7.3%) - Water/sewer and insurance. This will go up slightly with the new car.
Groceries ($699.40, 19.9%) - This doesn't seem too bad.
Pets ($769.93, 21.9%) - ARGH. Last month this was under $300. Zelda had her annual exam, they both got food, I bought some birdseed, and Zelda had ALL her medicine replaced this month.
Health ($877.05, 24.9%) - I'm still paying my PT and I had an eye exam and ordered new contacts and I had to pay $50 for pathology for that tortuous appointment. I have to admit that seeing that all this was more than groceries for the month has been a hard pill to swallow.
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Normally I ask about fun purchases, but I'm switching it up. What did you pay for in November that you resent?
Hmm. I don't think there's anything I resent, although November is always a pretty spendy month around here.
ReplyDeleteHmm. Not sure if I resent anything, but November was SO spendy because of prepping things for Christmas.
ReplyDeleteWell- i can't say I exactly resent this, but we did have a $600 vet bill in November, and today we're going back for more! I guess I would say it's money I wish I didn't have to spend.
ReplyDeleteI get resentful about individual items at the grocery store because there is NO WAY I should be asked to spend $3.79 for some Brussels sprouts. Or $4.68 for the good hamburger buns (Martinson's potato rolls). I have a small moment of outrage for almost every fresh produce item; it's very stressful. Thankfully, it prepares me for the rest of the store, where I don't even look at prices because I have already been desensitized and just get whatever I need, cursing the republicans at whose feet I lay all of the blame for this.
ReplyDeleteNovember is always expensive because of Thanksgiving, Theo's birthday, and the fact that we contribute to the Toys for Tots campaign locally. That last thing is fun--we shove all kinds of toys into our cart, then haul them to the local brewery to load into the collection box. Makes me happy.