My Frugal Miser - December 2023 Expenses

The majority of my spending in December was necessary, unavoidable expenses.  Strip out those categories and we were frugal last month.

• I am required to have business insurance for my meeting work and paid $404 for the annual policy.
• I renewed our homeowner's insurance for 12 months ($1,243).  Because we have a new home in a different part of the city, this is 1/3 what I was paying in Clearwater.
• I paid $5,000 for quarterly taxes.
• Bruno Mars announced a new residency in Las Vegas.  A few years ago I was able to resell tickets to his concert at a profit, so I paid $1,311 for two tickets (miscellaneous category) with plans to sell them for more.

Fun

We love adventures.  Spending on experiences makes us better humans.  

• Thanks to a profitable blackjack game on the Carnival Miracle, I won $2,600 gambling, making the Fun category positive for the month.  
• We spent $50 on an excursion in Cabo.
• The balance was for our AMC A-List subscriptions, rideshare expenses during our vacation, and a small amount for alcohol.

December Expenses:  $6,698

$90 Auto (service, gas, insurance, AAA, etc.)

$0 Bank Fees (annual fees on credit cards)
$113 Clothing/ Personal Care
($2,279) Fun (vacations, movies, gambling, alcohol, concert tickets) income this month

$418 Food

$111 Health and Dental

$1,243 Household/Home Repairs

$481 Unreimbursed Job Expense

($238) Reimbursed Job Expense income this month

$0 Interest Expense

$1,527 Miscellaneous (cat sitter, gifts)

$5,093 Taxes

$140 Utilities