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?
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?
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.
