How did I do in April? numbers.
Well, pretty good for my first pretty serious month of cutting spending. The main areas I am tracking here are eating out, entertainment, grocery, and gas. These are areas which I have more control over than any other spending areas. I don't shop too much , so my Misc category is usually anywhere from 25-50 dollars. I started tracking spending in Jan. Here is how it breaks down from Feb-April
Feb.
Gas-139
Eating Out- 330.00
Entertainment-234.71
Groceries-204.46
-this month's eating out and entertainment were quite high due to valentine's day
March
Gas-80
Eating Out-105
Entertainment-43
Grocieries-151
-this month is a little off due to being on vacation for a week...those expenses went under "vacation"
April
Gas-143
Eating Out-103
Entertainment-78
Groceries-103
-so..taking everything into account I think we did a good job this month!
I guess I need to start tracking my savings increases
-end of March I have
HSBC- $2,417.82
E-trade- $1000
Credit Union- $1,116.43
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$4534.25
posted by young guns @ 6:23 AM
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I know this isn't nearly as exciting as yours, but I have $1700 in savings as of today! I got a little check from the Univ. today and I don't know why, but it's going in there, too! I'm excited. I feel better about buying my bike now.
hey, good job! It took me a heck of a lot longer to get my first 1500 in savings than you! We will set you up with a higher yield savings account :)
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