Here is a breakdown of my expenses for December.
| Household | $558.28 |
| Utilities | $228.40 |
| Entertainment | $10.28 |
| Transportation | $94.50 |
| Food | $577.92 |
| Health | $116.97 |
| Travel | $1146.24 |
| Phone | $15 |
| Total | $2747.59 |
December’s expenses were once again rather high. This month’s expenses should be lower although still higher than I’d prefer since we’ll be traveling the last two weeks of the month.
Entertainment expense was for one month of Peacock, Hulu, and Prime. I let my Paramount Plus deal expire since I don’t have enough time to watch everything as it is.
My transportation expense consisted of $94.50 for three tanks of gas.
Food expense was $577.92. That is divided between $370.71 for groceries and $207.21 for restaurants. That is way too high. I’ll lower this expense this month. We’ll be traveling the last two weeks of the month which will complicate things. Food is cheap in Thailand though, so I still expect to lower this expense significantly.
Travel expense came in at $1146.24. That was for a cash flight for two to Thailand, seat selection fees on one flight, and the award taxes on a flight for two from Thailand back to the U.S. This will be less this month, although I still have to buy several intra-Thailand flights and several hotel nights, so it won’t be too low
Utilities came in at $228.40. This was for electric, water, trash and internet. This was about the same as last month. It should be a little bit lower this month since we won’t have a trash bill.
Household expense came in at $558.28. This was mostly for my Missouri Bar annual enrollment fee.
I spent $15 for one month of phone service for my wife.
The $116.97 spent on health was for a walking pad and my BP medicine.
This month will be another expensive month, although it should be less expensive than December. How was your month?