My Frugal Miser - June Expenses: $3,840

I am not very thrilled by my spending in June, but I'm not surprised, either. I spent $352 for gas but I did travel twice to Tampa. I also spent $432 on food, which is the most I've spent in a very long time. A big part of that was from eating in restaurants while we were out of town. I also spent $528 on three flights to Vegas for later this year, taking advantage of their 40th birthday sale.

June Expenses

$275 Auto ($352 for fuel, $66 for service and a $143 refund on insurance from removing the G5)

$0 Bank Fees
$0 Clothing
$432 Food
$134 Entertainment (movies, gambling, alcohol)
$0 Gifts Given

$42 Household

$860 Homeowner's Insurance
$100 Health Insurance
$0 Medical
$133 Interest on Debt (not including Mortgage Interest)
$0 Miscellaneous
$411 Mortgage Interest (primary residence)
$787 Mortgage Interest (rental properties)
$20 Personal Care

$0 Subscriptions
$+144 Taxes (state tax refund for 2010)
$198 Utilities
$693 Vacation

Total June Expenses : $3,840

Notes

• My food budget was really high but I did stock up on some sale items which should help reduce my food bill in July.
• The biggest opportunity for savings is the mortgage interest expense, but it will take some time to do something about that. Stay tuned.