My Spending for May, Week 2
Tuesday, 13 May 2008 at 9:44 am (Shopping / Expenses, Spending Diet) (bare bones budget, expenses, Spending)
About once a week I’m going to try to post what I’ve spent…for everything. This is for my second week. I’m also going to include money I’ve received.
Income:
Paycheck: $1204.98
Revolution Money Exchange Payout: $35
VA State Tax Refund: $165
TOTAL: $1404.98
Expenses:
Gas: (Two trips): $102.51
Tolls: I’ll post this when the $35 is automatically taken from my account.
How does this look for my Bare Bones Budget Categories?
Category 1: Rent/Utilities/Phone/Internet/Food — $107.43 / 1,345
Category 2: Savings — $10.61 / 250
Category 3: Loans — $262.72 / 262.72
Category 4: Gas/Tolls/Car Insurance/Car Maintenance — $148.14 / 480
Category 5: Entertainment/Gifts/Clothing/Donations/Miscellaneous — $- / 70
NET EFFECT: $528.90 / 1404.98
I was able to avoid shelling out money for Mother’s Day by using a gift card I’d received at Christmas, so I was pretty happy about that.
