My Frugal Miser - April Expenses: $7,555

Can we just pretend April never happened?  It was expensive.  I paid the annual management fees for my self-directed retirement account ($500).  I made a quarterly payment to the IRS.  I spent too much on concert tickets - second row seats with the meet and greet package!  I also lost a lot of money in Las Vegas.  And we ate like kings, with too many overpriced restaurant meals.

All I will say is, I have to be more frugal.  I'm losing site of the big picture, which is to grow passive recurring income to $10,000 per month.  I have set nothing aside for savings this year.  This has to change.

April Expenses:  $7,555

$231 Auto ($211 for gas, $20 for service)

$533 Bank Fees
$0 Clothing

$10 Computer

$3,644 Entertainment (movies, gambling, alcohol, concert tickets) 

$576 Food

$0 Gifts Given

$105 Household/Housing/Home Repair
$0 Homeowner's Insurance (annual payment)

$28 Health and Dental Insurance (prepaid a portion of 2018 health insurance)

$0 Investment Expense
$87 Interest Expense*

$22 Medical/Dental

$0 Miscellaneous

$0 Personal Care

$0 Subscriptions

$1,819 Taxes
$52 Sharing Economy Expenses (tolls, car washes, etc.)
$127 Unreimbursed Employee Expenses

$186 Utilities

$134 Vacation

*Interest expense includes student loans and the loan on my car.  As both rates are below 2%, I am completely comfortable paying the interest each month and investing the money that I would otherwise use to pay off these loans.