Here are all of my expenses for the last month! Since prices have increased so much and sales haven’t been great, I’ve been trying to use items I have in stock. A grocery store that I’ve loved for years has increased its prices more than every other store, and the prices are now similar to everyone else. Since I get free gift cards to other stores, I’ve been buying more at other places even if it’s a few cents more since nothing is actually coming out of my pocket. My bulk spending included three loaves of bread and twelve TV dinners.
February 2023 YTD Total
- Automobile: fuel – 43.17
- Bread 4.17 4.17
- Cereal – 1.15
- Cereal (dessert) – 2.09
- Feminine products – 4.63
- Fruit (bananas, grapes, etc.) 2.08 3.14
- Gifts – 6.15
- Home: mortgage 745.83 1,491.66
- Home: property taxes – 5,100.99
- Hot dog wieners – 7.60
- Medical supplies & OTC meds – 20.49
- Milk 1.39 1.39
- Milk (chocolate) 1.99 1.99
- Pasta/Rice sides – 3.31
- Popcorn (kernels) – 9.50
- Software – 24.36
- TV dinners 9.48 9.48
- Utilities: cell phone 17.02 33.86
- Utilities: electricity 32.54 68.14
- Utilities: internet 50.26 100.52
- Utilities: natural gas 24.56 70.30
- Utilities: water/trash 42.10 88.66
Total $931.42 $7,096.75
Linda 🙂
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