My Frugal Miser - October Expenses: $4,525

It's hard to tell, but our expenses are stating to settle down to what will be a normal level.  I still need a few things for the new house, but it is pretty much furnished now. 

Looking at my spending categories, some notes:

• I use a lot of gas making deliveries for Amazon.  
• Food spending was too high.  Need to work on that.
• We took a quick vacation to the Los Angeles area.
• I bought expensive tickets to see Cher in Louisville, KY.  I also bought airfare for the two of us.  Why Louisville?  I looked at several cities that were easy to travel to from Tampa, and Louisville had the best seats available.
• Utilities won't be this high usually.  I had to make a large deposit to get the power turned on at the new house.

October Expenses:  $4,525

$430 Auto (service, gas, insurance, AAA, etc.)

$2 Bank Fees
$0 Clothing

$0 Computer

$646 Entertainment (movies, gambling, alcohol, concert tickets) 

$732 Food

$0 Gifts Given

$756 Household/Mortgage Payment/Home Repair
$0 Homeowner's Insurance (annual payment)

$121 Health and Dental Insurance

$0 Investment Expense
$11 Interest Expense*

$0 Medical/Dental

$0 Miscellaneous

$0 Personal Care

$16 Subscriptions

$1,819 Taxes (Quarterly Tax Payment)
$25 Sharing Economy Expenses (tolls, car washes, etc.)
$55 Unreimbursed Employee Expenses

$596 Utilities

$1,135 Vacation

*Interest expense includes student loans.  As the rate is below 2%, I am completely comfortable paying the interest each month and investing the money that I would otherwise use to pay off this loan.