Here is a breakdown of my expenses for September.
| Household | $423.84 |
| Entertainment | $15.42 |
| Transportation | $279.83 |
| Food | $141.79 |
| Student Loan | $144 |
| Travel | $0 |
| Phone | $36.79 |
| Health | $103.52 |
| Total | $1145.19 |
September was another low expense month. Without the extra student loan payment my monthly expenses would have been just over $1000. That is two months in a row of keeping my expenses right around my stretch target of $1000.
My big expense category for the month was transportation. This was due to paying for six months of car insurance. The bill wasn’t actually due until the second half of this month, but I decided to pay it early since I was having such a low expense month. I’m okay with all the other expense categories although I would like to reduce the food expense a little.
October should be another low expense month. There are no expected large expenses this month. I did have a doctor’s appointment in September I haven’t been billed for yet and I have another appointment this month which could cost me some money. I have met my deductible for the year so these appointments shouldn’t cost me much if anything. Other than transportation October expenses should be pretty similar to September’s expenses.