Thanks for posting your numbers everyone and good luck tracking 2017.
Ebrat- We also want to reduce our expenses (especially in the beer $ wine section). That said, I think it's easy to play the comparison game and beat oneself up for this or that but I feel that at the end of the day if you're spending reflects your priorities and values, it's a win :)
Housing: $4,065.56
Living: $421.13
Utilities: $258.57
Total: $4,745.26
Mortgage | 25,000 |
Property Tax | 11,400 |
Childcare | 14,000 |
Utilities | 1,600 |
Household and home care | 4,600 |
Insurance Home | 1,500 |
Student Loan | 3,400 |
Cell Phone | 200 |
Cable | 100 |
Phone/DSL/Internet | 800 |
Groceries | 7,100 |
Eating Out | 2,700 |
Transportation | 2,500 |
Travel | 1,400 |
Clothing | 700 |
Electronics | 500 |
Books/Shows/Activities/Rec | 1,800 |
Gym | 500 |
Classes | 1,000 |
Medical Exp / Health Ins | 2,700 |
Life Insurance | 700 |
Gifts | 500 |
Charity | 1,700 |
Misc | 2,400 |
TOTAL | 88,800 |
2. Cats.................................................$3,659
2. Cats.................................................$3,659
Ouch! What happened?