I track every penny spent and have been doing so since January 2007. I was looking at my March spending and thought I'd share. Its been a really conservative month, except for groceries. I've gone a little overboard, but mostly I was stocking up on some REALLY great deals. Like whole-wheat pasta for 67 cents. You really can't beat that!
I've been lucky at having lots of free entertainment with friends and family. And yesterday I even got to enjoy some AWESOME time outside thanks to some nice weather. Most months aren't like this.
March 1
Cell phone $38.61
Student Loan $767.05
Groceries $20.16
Gifts $33.48
March 2
NO SPEND
March 3
Groceries $21.29
March 4
Car Repairs $338.84
March 5
Groceries $11.99
Library Fine $1.25
Drinks out $10.00
March 6
Gas $46.24
March 7
Groceries $13.82
March 8
NO SPEND
March 9
NO SPEND
March 10
Groceries $3.84
March 11
NO SPEND
March 12
NO SPEND
March 13
NO SPEND
March 14
groceries $32.48
March 15
NO SPEND
March 16
NO SPEND
Snapshot of my spending this month
March 17th, 2008 at 12:48 am
March 17th, 2008 at 12:58 am 1205715496
March 17th, 2008 at 01:12 am 1205716350
March 17th, 2008 at 02:20 am 1205720412
March 17th, 2008 at 01:42 pm 1205761364
Ray,
I do have utilities & mortgage and they will be paid out this week. All my house expenses get paid out in the second half of the month. I'll be sitting down tonight probably to do them
The reason for the multiple grocery trips is two-fold. I've been changing some things in my diet and went back to get new items to help with that. Plus I was given some info on great deals that I decided to stock up on. Ground turkey at a little over $1.00 per pound, whole wheat pasta was less than a dollar, cheese was 50% off, ect.
So now I'm well stocked & my goal is to get my grocery spending under control.