Here is a breakdown of my expenses for December.
| Household | $72.17 |
| Mortgage | $355 |
| Apartment | $162.58 |
| Gifts/Charity | $200.61 |
| Entertainment | $110.97 |
| Transportation | $44.15 |
| Food | $268.6 |
| Phone | $27.79 |
| Health | $80.77 |
| Travel | $156.39 |
| Total | $1479.03 |
My December Expenses were a bit higher than normal which was expected since I’m now in Thailand and paying many daily expenses for my girlfriend.
Entertainment expense was for a New York Times digital subscription, one month of Hulu at 99 cents, one month of Thailand Netflix, a couple’s Thai massage, admission for 2 to the Chiang Mai zoo, and admission to a couple of other local attractions.
The mortgage payment was my regular mortgage payment.
Transportation was for public transportation in Bangkok and Chiang Mai. If it were just me this would be much lower since I’m content to just visit places within walking distance while my girlfriend likes to visit places that are a bit farther away. This expense is still very cheap so I’m not complaining.
My food expense was way more than normal. This was due to eating out nearly every meal and also paying for my girlfriend for nearly every meal. I might get this total down a little this month.
My phone bill was $27.79. That is about the normal amount when I’m not traveling.
The household expense was for a haircut, a mattress topper, and various other things that were needed either for the apartment or for my girlfriend. This should be a bit lower this month since we have most of the stuff we need for the room now.
I also spent $200.61 on gifts and charity. I usually lump this in with the household expense. Since it was a lot larger than normal I listed it separately this month. This expense was for a phone for my girlfriend and a couple of charitable contributions.
Health expense was for monthly gym dues and various medicines and supplements.
Travel expense was down quite a bit since most of the travel expenses for this trip had already been paid. I paid $5.60 in taxes for an award trip from Chicago to an airport near my home for my return to the USA later this month. I paid $21.70 for a flight from Chiang Mai to Bangkok to catch my return flight home. I paid $34.09 for a hotel my first night in Chiang Mai and for a night in Bangkok for my return trip. Lastly, I paid $95 for the annual fee for my Chase Sapphire Preferred card.
This month’s expenses will probably be about the same amount. If we decide to take a trip to the beach the expense will likely be a bit higher. I’m happy with this level of expenses since I feel like I’m getting a lot of value from my expenditures.
How was your month?
Not too bad. Are you able to work your document review job remotely? Seems like that would be an awesome way to pay for your international travel.
The doc review job is remote, but I’m not sure if they would let me work from Thailand. I don’t want to work during this trip. I’ll ask before my next trip. If I could make my doc review income while living in Thailand I would have plenty of money.