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?