Spending Plan updates

April Spending Plan Results

April ended up being a decent month for us, although boy’s favourite thing to say these days is “we can afford it now.” For some reason, he seems to think that because I am back at a full-time job, my spending habits would automatically change overnight. Silly boy. AND there are some exterior influences that [...]

March Spending Plan Results

              Boy, it has been awhile since I have done an update! As much as I love traveling, I am actually pretty happy to be home at the moment; 5 out of the past 6 weeks away from home is a bit much for me, but it was a [...]

January Spending Plan Results

Anyone else watch the Superbowl? It was quite the half-time show, wasn’t it? Too bad the 49ers weren’t able to pull it off at the end! The following is my combined expected and actual household expenses for the month of January. Fixed Expenses Expected Actual Cable/TV          27            27 Phone          60            56 [...]

December 2012 Spending Plan Results

I hope everyone enjoyed their holidays!! I was a bit nervous about the budget as I haven’t kept track of the numbers for the last few weeks in December, and although there are some items we definitely overspent on, overall, the damage wasn’t too bad. Phew! The following is my combined expected and actual household [...]

November 2012 Spending Plan Results

The following is my combined expected and actual household expenses for the month of November. Fixed Expenses Expected Actual Cable/TV          30            27 Phone          60          106 Rent     1,150      1,150 Gas        150          344 Utilities            –             – Total Fixed    1,390      1,627   Variable Expenses Groceries        [...]

October 2012 Spending Plan Results

It has been a quiet week around here, hey? Hopefully I will get things back on schedule for November! The following is my combined expected and actual household expenses for the month of October.   Fixed Expenses Expected Actual Cable/TV          40            27 Phone          60             – Rent     1,150      1,150 Gas [...]

September 2012 Spending Plan Results

The following is my combined expected and actual household expenses for the month of September. Fixed Expenses Expected Actual Cable/TV          40            37 Phone          65            76 Rent     1,150      1,150 Gas        150          156 Utilities            –             – Total Fixed    1,405      1,419   Variable Expenses Groceries        [...]

August 2012 Spending Plan Results

The following is my combined expected and actual household expenses for the month of August. Fixed Expenses Expected Actual Cable/TV          40            34 Phone          65            67 Rent     1,150      1,150 Gas        150          135 Utilities            –             – Total Fixed    1,405      1,386   Variable Expenses Groceries        [...]