Here is a breakdown of my expenses for May.

Household	$294.55
Utilities	$210.43
Entertainment	$13.26
Transportation	$155.66
Food	$416.91
Visa	$0
Health	$331.82
Travel	$8.40
Phone	$15
Total	$1446.03

May’s expenses were slightly higher than I’d prefer, but still fairly low.

Entertainment expense was for one month of Amazon Prime, one month Hulu, one month of Peacock, and one month of Max.

My transportation expense consisted of $130.35 for gas and $25.30 for a flat tire repair.

My food expense was $416.91. That is divided between $306.06 for groceries and $110.86 for restaurants. That is lower than the previous month, but still higher than I’d like. I might just have to accept that this is how much we will normally spend on food though.

Travel expense came in at $8.40. That was the excise fee charged by American Express for transferring some Membership Rewards points to Hawaiian Airlines. The ability to transfer Amex to Hawaiian is ending this month so I transferred some points so when the points eventually are turned into Alaska Air miles I will have enough points for at least two one-way economy tickets from the U.S. to Thailand.

Utilities came in at $210.43. This was for electric and internet.

Household expense came in at $294.55. This was much higher than normal. The big expenses were paying for my yearly CLE and sending some money to my wife’s family. The rest was the usual cleaning supplies, personal hygiene items, and lots of other household stuff.

I spent $15 for one month of phone service for my wife plus extra data.

The $331.82 spent on health consisted of $61.46 for an insurance premium, $7.61 for medicine, and $255.54 for a doctor’s visit. I once again made the mistake of visiting a doctor that was out-of-network for my insurance. I shouldn’t make that mistake again this year.

This month’s expenses should be around the same. How was your month?

Here is a breakdown of my income for April.

Interest	$159.67
Dividends	$9.35
Job	$3203.60
Surveys	$26.26
Cashback	$47.77
Mystery Shop	$21
Ebay	$241.72
Bank Bonus	$325
Class Action	$40.67
Other Selling	$7.34
Medical Study	$144
Total	$4226.38

April was a good month for income.

Dividend income came in at $9.35.

Interest income was $159.67

I made $241.72 from selling on eBay and $7.34 from other selling.

I made $47.77 from cash back and $26.26 from surveys.

I made $21 from a mystery shop and $325 from a bank bonus.

I received $40.67 from a class action and $144 from a medical study.

I made $3202.60 from job income.

This month will probably not be quite as good since I won’t have so many extra sources of income. It should still be good though.

How was your month?

Here is a breakdown of my expenses for April.

Household	$47.94
Utilities	$199.31
Entertainment	$11.27
Transportation	$147.77
Food	$489.70
Visa	$0
Health	$69.07
Travel	$148
Phone	$25
Total	$1138.06

April’s expenses were reasonable.

Entertainment expense was for one month of Amazon Prime, one month Hulu, and one month of Max.

My transportation expense consisted of $61.47 for gas and $86.30 for an oil change. Even for a full synthetic oil change the oil change seemed rather expensive. I’ll shop around before the next one.

My food expense was $489.70. That is divided between $261.54 for groceries and $228.16 for restaurants. That is lower than the previous month, but still too high. Some of the restaurant spending was for discounted gift cards which still have balances that I’ll use this month which should lower restaurant spending a little.

Travel expense came in at $148. That was for two credit card annual fees. The $49 fee for my IHG card gives me one free night which will be worth a lot more than $49. The $99 fee on my Hawaiian Airlines card allows me to earn 70,000 miles as a sign up bonus. The Hawaiian miles will become Alaska miles when the two airlines merge and I will get a lot more than $99 of value from those miles.

Utilities came in at $199.31. This was for electric and internet.

Household expense came in at $47.94. This was for cleaning supplies, personal hygiene items, and lots of other household stuff.

I spent $25 for one month of phone service for my wife plus extra data.

The $69.07 spent on health consisted of $61.46 for an insurance premium and $7.61 for medicine.

This month’s expenses should be around the same. How was your month?

Here is a breakdown of my income for March.

Interest	$165.22
Dividends	$22.81
Job	$1598.23
Surveys	$74.20
Cashback	$47.12
Tax Refund	$641
Ebay	$70.80
Total	$2619.38

March was an okay month for income.

Dividend income came in at $22.81.

Interest income was $165.22

I made $70.80 from selling on eBay.

I made $47.12 from cash back and $74.20 from surveys.

I made $1598.23 from job income. This was lower than normal due to missing 9 days of work while visiting Thailand. This should return to normal this month.

I made $641 from my state tax refund.

This month will be better since I will be working the entire month.

How was your month?

Here is a breakdown of my expenses for March.

Household	$130.99
Mortgage/Apt	$0
Utilities	$275.23
Entertainment	$26.26
Transportation	$185.58
Food	$535.07
Visa	$0
Health	$190.69
Travel	$540.56
Phone	$17.92
Total	$1902.30

March’s expenses were a little high, but trending in the right direction

Entertainment expense was for one month of Amazon Prime, one month Hulu, one month or Paramount Plus, one month of Max, and a lottery ticket. I forgot to cancel Paramount Plus before my free months expired. I’ve received many free months from them so it still isn’t a bad deal.

My transportation expense consisted of $109.42 for gas, $72 to get my car inspected and licensed for two years, and $4.16 for a taxi in Bangkok.

My food expense was $535.07. That is divided between $361.55 for groceries and $175.32 for restaurants. That is higher than normal. Some of that is from eating out a lot when we were in Thailand and some is for buying stuff for my wife’s family and some is just from a lot of random spending. This should return to a more normal level this month.

Travel expense came in at $540.56. $188.70 was for airfare. When we got to Thailand I was surprised to get a text that our return flights to the U.S. were canceled. Luckily, I was able to buy us new tickets for not too much more than our original flights. The difference between our refunded flight and the new flight was $181.04. I spent $7.66 for a carry-on bag on Air Asia.

I spent $206.03 on hotels. That was for one night near LAX and five nights in Thailand. The Thailand hotel also included a scooter rental in that rate.

Utilities came in at $275.23. This was for electric, trash, and internet.

Household expense came in at $130.99. This included a haircut, clothes, postage, gifts for my wife’s family, and other household stuff.

I spent $17.92 for one month of phone service for my wife and a Thai sim card.

The $190.69 spent on health consisted of $61.46 for an insurance premium, $51.01 for medicine and supplements and $78.22 for a doctor visit.

This month’s expenses should much lower, closer to a normal month. How was your month?