According to our budget, we have $160 for dining (including Starbucks) and $295 for groceries, for a total of $455.
Totals this year -
Jan = $486.55 (d=160.55, g=326)
Feb = $495.51 (d=144.18, g=351.33)
Mar = $713.33 (d=297.52, g=415.81)
Apr = $516.21 (d=205.49, g=310.72)
May = $493.98 (d=216.87, g=277.11)
June = $460.48 (d=, g= )
July = $440.52 (d=201.05, g=239.47)
August = $410.21 (d=$169.91, g=$240.30)
September = $554.96 (d=$224.14 , g=$330.82)
I'm thinking about taking out $160 for October and reserving it for dining out. When it's gone, it's gone. If there's money leftover (ha ha) it can carry over to November. I'm going to go through my totals and see how many months we came in at or under budget for each category.
comparing budget to real numbers
September 30th, 2005 at 10:00 pm