November and December are usually the most expensive months for me. Since I don't have a mortgage, I pay my property taxes out of pocket. I'm optimistic that January will be significantly more frugal.
- I spent over $300 on gas. We took a road trip to visit family (over 2,000 miles) AND I started driving rideshare again.
- Spending on food is utterly shameful. Blame that on the holidays, as we had several restaurant meals during our road trip and I paid for others' meals a couple of times.
- I bought an Amazon gift card because Discover card was offering 5% cash back. I divided that between House Expense, Clothing/Personal Care and Food.
- Bank Fees were for the fees I paid to use a credit card to pay my property taxes and the quarterly tax payment.
- Speaking of which, I paid $3,000 towards my 2024 tax liability. Hopefully I'll get some of that back when I file my taxes.
Fun
We love adventures. Spending on experiences makes us better humans.
- We decided at the last minute to see Patti Labelle. I bought same-day discounted tickets on Stubhub.
- I bought our alcohol-substitute powder (U Relax) and our AMC A-List subscriptions.
- Some of our fun spending was offset by the Chumba Casino sweepstakes and the annual credit on my Chase Sapphire Reserve card.
$330 Auto (service, gas, insurance, AAA, etc.)
$225 Bank Fees (annual fees on credit cards)$626 Clothing/ Personal Care
$85 Fun (vacations, movies, gambling, alcohol, concert tickets)
$1,087 Food
$334 Health and Dental
$1,148 Household/Home Repairs
$477 Unreimbursed Job Expense
($1,898) Reimbursed Job Expense income this month
$0 Interest Expense
$488 Miscellaneous (cat sitter, gifts)
$9,634 Taxes
$325 Utilities
