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. Only, to be honest, this doesn't actually work out evenly. We had a discussion recently about how I make a lot less than he does and he has agreed that he's going to take over the Costco runs. We'll see if this works out.
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Groceries ($893.73, 42.8%) - Look, we keep eating.
Pets ($374.17, 17.9%) - Once again I am asking who thought it was a good idea to get a dog? (Me, it was me. I'm my own problem.) Litter, food for the dog AND cat, flea and tick prevention for the dog, litter for the cat. The list never ends.
Savings ($300, 14.4%) - Boo.
Bills ($168.37, 8.1%) - Insurance. It went up by eight dollars AND DON'T THINK I DIDN'T NOTICE, insurance company.
Cars ($142, 6.8%) - I gassed up once and paid for registration for the new car.
Clothing ($131.71, 6.3%) - I bought some stuff for work.
Personal care ($27.20, 1.3%) - Some face lotion.
Eating out ($24.17, 1.2%) - Okay, this is where I splurged this month (outside of HAVING PETS). I got coffee A LOT. June was rough at work and some mornings I just need a pick me up.
Entertainment ($13.70, <1%) - Spotify subscription.
Gifts ($12.63, <1%) - A couple of greeting cards.
Why am I broke all the time? Well, I think we just need to look at those first two categories. *sigh*
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What's something fun you spent money on last month?
Pet expenses are no joke.
ReplyDeleteI am really impressed that you got coffee "a lot" and still only spent $24. My kid occasionally gets a drink from Starbucks (I am personally Done with Starbucks, so I haven't joined her, but don't think I haven't Starbucksed it up in the past) and it's like $8 for her weird butterfly-with-boba drink. If I'm going to splurge on a fun drink, I prefer to go to one of the local businesses, but their drinks are just as spendy.
Groceries are really expensive these days. I try to shop at Aldi but have noticed in the past few months that the prices there are going up up up. It doesn’t feel like much of a saving anymore.
ReplyDeleteOther than postcards at the Kruger airport, I had a few fun things: I bought three books - including Maya's! So exciting - lunch out with a friend, and a ton of cherries. It's cherry season here and the farm market is open, so I've been indulging a lot. My husband has taken over the Costco cost as well but that's because we got new credit cards to optimise airline points, and my new Visa isn't accepted at Costco (they only take Mastercard). Although, this week he is going camping and I need to go to Costco so I guess I'll have to use my debit card.
ReplyDeleteI don't consider $24 on eating out to be a huge splurge, so I am still impressed! Everything is so expensive these days, though. I went to coffee at a fancy little French pastry shop with my girlfriends, and this is what I got: a chai latte with oat milk. This is what it cost: NINE DOLLARS. WHAT EVEN.
I bought new tire ( 5 in total for two cars), balancing, and pressure sensor fixes- is that fun? My husband bought a paint sprayer to do basement walls- that was a lot of fun compared to brushing over the irregular surface, missing huge spots because of mortar lines, and having to go back to paint the gaps.
ReplyDeleteAs you can guess, I have a different definition of fun than many.
Hey, you're not broke. Think how rich Hannah and Zelda make your life! Think if you didn't have them and were putting that money in savings instead... what a bleak existence that would be.
ReplyDeleteI like how spending $24 eating out FOR THE WHOLE MONTH is a "splurge" for you. Has anyone ever told you you're incredibly frugal?