Another month, another budget!
One major thing to note about the budget this month is that Jeff went back to the US for a couple of weeks, which isn’t particularly thrifty, but was money well spent. The plane ticket and other transportation to and fro set us back about $950 (filed under Adventure!). Even with his trip to the US, we came in around $2000, meaning we spent around $1100 on other stuff.
While Jeff was out of town I didn’t go out very much and didn’t spend money, except for some groceries and the occasional street food. Jeff was also as frugal as he could be during his trip to the States. Furthermore, we spent a week and a half either at sea or away from civilization, meaning there was nowhere to spend our money (a great way to save!)
The majority of our Entertainment budget was spent on TV Shows – more specifically, two seasons of RuPaul’s Drag Race, which was the best investment EVER.
Shopping was higher than usual because Jeff was in the states and agreed to be a mule for some Amazon purchases (a 1 TB hard drive being the big ticket item). He also picked up a new fuel filter for the engine (filed under Maintenance) and a dry bag for our propane canister (so we can make sure it’s sealed up real good when we stow it). I also purchased a new scratch pad for Tack, a (ergonomic) rubber mat for our cockpit, cockroach poison, and a few other things from Home Depot.
You may notice that we finally spent some money on personal care…we both got our biannual haircuts during April and I splurged and got my eyebrows waxed. The aesthetician gasped at how much hair was on the paper…I mutinied against my vanity a long time ago.
A few things that aren’t included in the budget this month are our taxes (we almost broke even), a donation, and a couple of gifts to friends.
