My Frugal Miser - October 2024 Expenses

 Thanks to luck at the casino, total expenses in October were less than $400 (take away the "fun" category and I spent just under $2,500 last month).  

• Hurricane Milton hit Tampa hard.  We spent three nights in a hotel (expensed to the household category) and had to replace all our food because we lost power for 3.5 days.
• I added a fair amount of clothes to my wardrobe.  I worked a meeting in Geneva, Switzerland which required black button up shirts.  I also bought a new jacket and a couple of nicer shirts for non-uniform days at work.
• One of my cats had a respiratory infection and ear mites.  When did vet bills get so expensive?!?

Fun

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

• I found a way to offset the fun category:  Chumba Casino sweepstakes entries.  In October I earned $650 sending in sweepstakes entries.  It's an easy hustle and it's fun.
•  I received the refund from the cancelled day of the South Star music festival - a day after I disputed the charge with my credit card, so I temporarily have received all my money back instead of just half.  I'm waiting for the credit card company to claw back the disputed amount.
• Finally, the exciting part:  I won over $2,000 on our Carnival Cruise playing blackjack!

October Expenses:  $364

$271 Auto (service, gas, insurance, AAA, etc.)

$0 Bank Fees (annual fees on credit cards)
$327 Clothing/ Personal Care

($2,851) Fun (vacations, movies, gambling, alcohol, concert tickets) income this month

$675 Food

$15 Health and Dental

$406 Household/Home Repairs

$91 Unreimbursed Job Expense

$107 Reimbursed Job Expense

$0 Interest Expense

$408 Miscellaneous (cat sitter, gifts)

$19 Taxes

$199 Utilities