Monday, June 1, 2015

May Expenses and the Start of a June Budget



And here are the final numbers. These past few months has seen me slacking in the tracking every expense category. So, I've looked back as best I could, but without a doubt there are a few lines with random purchases that cannot be remembered for the life of me.

Expenses:

Taxes: $125
Ballet: $120
Hair: $50    
Rent: $370
Phone:$168

Snacks: $83.61
Groceries: $100
Eating Out: $100
Household Stuff: $100

Gas:$50
Car: $15
Gifts: $17.12
Makeup: $126
Wine: $25

Car: $320
Student Loans: $200.00

Roth: $360


Income: $2200

Total Expenses: $2329.73 (Give or take that groceries budget...)

Got a new cover for my license plate! It's always been a hope of mine to have one with my alma mater's name on it, and I finally took the plunge! Lucky for me it was 75% off and figured it was the perfect time. Only three years later...

I made an effort and finally went around and got a new phone plan for my mom and I! So starting next month this should be a slightly lower figure!

That grocery budget, there must be something missing there...that's really way too low... Lots of gift cards from previous months were found to purchase wine, so this figure is also not that accurate. It's kind of sad to see that I spent more on makeup and dining out, but can say that's what happens when the budget really isn't in play.

What is frustrating me at this point is that I'm not assigning a job to every dollar and there were times where I could have really cut back or held out on going out just to have been a bit more in line with my income. I'm lucky that my bf pays for many of our outings and whims, but I still need to get a bit more on track. Instead of going out I'm going to try and convince friends to host small dine in dinner parties. And on days I feel bored, breaking out a book or two from the library down the street to cure it.

These next couple months are going to be tough. They are the months that I earn the least. But the best part is that if a new budget can work this month and next, it will work for basically all the others! Stay tuned!

How did May treat you in terms of life and finance? What are you looking forward to in June?

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