Monthly Spending – February 2019

Here are all of my expenses for the last month!  As you know, I bought a new A/C, and that was my biggest expense.  My lotto expense is a net number since I won $4 on one ticket.  I usually only buy beef jerky during tax season because of my volunteer schedule.  I bought corn chips ($0.79) for taco soup.  My favorite grocery store has full-size bags of chips (different kinds) starting at $0.79.  I’m trying to reduce my chip consumption, and I’m really proud that I didn’t buy an $0.88 bag of cheese curls.  My bird food is the “right price” a couple of times per year.  I stocked up since they were $6 per 20-pound bag.  Those are all of my notes for this month.

        February               2019 YTD Total

• Alcohol                                               –                               46.66
• Automobile: fuel                              29.01                         59.99
• Beans (canned)                                2.85                           2.85
• Beef jerky                                          8.99                           16.98
• Bird food                                            24.00                        24.00
• Bread                                                   1.78                          2.67
• Carrots                                                0.58                          2.14
• Cereal                                                  1.29                           1.29
• Chips & pretzels                               0.79                          4.36
• Cleaning supplies                            6.54                          6.54
• Cosmetics                                          –                               14.04
• Crackers (saltine)                            –                               0.75
• Eggs                                                     0.99                          0.99
• Fast food                                             1.78                          3.56
• Feminine products                          10.75                        10.75
• Fruit (grapes, bananas, etc.)          1.96                          1.96
• Gifts                                                     10.59                        10.59
• Greeting cards                                  1.05                           1.05
• Grits                                                     2.78                          2.78
• Home: maintenance & repairs      –                              6.25
• Home: mortgage                               745.83                     1,491.66
• Home: new A/C & heater                5,804.48                  5,804.48
• Home: property taxes                      –                              4,739.20
• Hot dog wieners                                –                              2.99
• Hummus                                             –                               1.89
• Lettuce, tomato, & cucumbers      4.10                           8.62
• Lottery                                                 2.00                          2.00
• Milk                                                      –                               3.78
• Olive oil (for salad dressing)         8.89                          8.89
• Olives                                                  7.92                          7.92
• Orange juice                                      3.78                          5.57
• Pizza (frozen)                                    9.95                          12.14
• Salad dressing mix                         4.59                          13.97
• Soap (dish)                                         3.43                         3.43
• Software                                             27.05                       27.05
• Sour cream                                        0.79                         0.79
• TV dinners                                         –                              2.50
• Utilities: cell phone                         39.07                       77.95
• Utilities: electricity                         29.88                        60.34
• Utilities: internet/cable                 95.30                        188.03
• Utilities: natural gas                       23.82                       42.40
• Utilities: water/trash                      41.97                        83.94
• Vegetables (canned)                       –                               1.38
• Vitamins                                           24.88                        24.88

                                  Total                    6,983.46                 12,836.00

Linda 🙂