Money and Finance
May has now come and gone. It's hard to believe 5 months of 2013 has already passed us by. It was a solid month as far as budgeting is concerned. Despite not really tracking my expenses as they came during the month, I'm quite satisfied that there wasn't a significant jump. Rather I'd just consider the additional spending as noise as it wasn't a considerable amount. My minimum expenses for May came in at $1,399.65 and increased the average for 2013 slightly higher to $1,376.01. My goal for the year was to have them to average less than $1,400 per month, so they are staying in line. Although May's were just barely under. My total expenses have varied a lot this year ranging from $1,450 to $1,600 which is a larger range than I expected. By the end of the month I spent a total of $1,574.54 which ended up increasing the average to $1,533.22. I'm okay with this level of total expenditures, although I know I can do better. Overall it was a steady as she goes month.
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- Income Update - April 2013
Another month has rolled by and it's been just an amazing start to the year. My income has been higher than average every month so far this year, although June's will take a dip. April was a pretty standard month with nothing really out of...
- Income Update - March 2013
This year has been just amazing. My income has been way up and that has helped to contribute to so many of my goals for 2013. I did really good in March on controlling the expenses, and brought them back in line with January after February's...
- Income Update - December 2012
December's income was lower than what I'd averaged through the first 11 months of 2012 but was still great at almost $6,500. It wasn't a great month for expenses but considering how much I went over budget on a few areas I'm happy that...
- Income Update - September 2012
September was an okay month for my spending. I let my expenses creep up higher than where I would like but I was still lower than my average for the year so far. My minimum expenses for September ended the month at $1,422.25. This brought my average...
- Income Update - August 2012
August was a decent month for my spending with it being below my average so far for the year, but it was still higher than it should have been. My minimum expenses in August ended the month at $1,417.13. So far in 2012 my minimum expenses have averaged...
Money and Finance
Income Update - May 2013
May has now come and gone. It's hard to believe 5 months of 2013 has already passed us by. It was a solid month as far as budgeting is concerned. Despite not really tracking my expenses as they came during the month, I'm quite satisfied that there wasn't a significant jump. Rather I'd just consider the additional spending as noise as it wasn't a considerable amount. My minimum expenses for May came in at $1,399.65 and increased the average for 2013 slightly higher to $1,376.01. My goal for the year was to have them to average less than $1,400 per month, so they are staying in line. Although May's were just barely under. My total expenses have varied a lot this year ranging from $1,450 to $1,600 which is a larger range than I expected. By the end of the month I spent a total of $1,574.54 which ended up increasing the average to $1,533.22. I'm okay with this level of total expenditures, although I know I can do better. Overall it was a steady as she goes month.
Read more »
- Income Update - April 2013
Another month has rolled by and it's been just an amazing start to the year. My income has been higher than average every month so far this year, although June's will take a dip. April was a pretty standard month with nothing really out of...
- Income Update - March 2013
This year has been just amazing. My income has been way up and that has helped to contribute to so many of my goals for 2013. I did really good in March on controlling the expenses, and brought them back in line with January after February's...
- Income Update - December 2012
December's income was lower than what I'd averaged through the first 11 months of 2012 but was still great at almost $6,500. It wasn't a great month for expenses but considering how much I went over budget on a few areas I'm happy that...
- Income Update - September 2012
September was an okay month for my spending. I let my expenses creep up higher than where I would like but I was still lower than my average for the year so far. My minimum expenses for September ended the month at $1,422.25. This brought my average...
- Income Update - August 2012
August was a decent month for my spending with it being below my average so far for the year, but it was still higher than it should have been. My minimum expenses in August ended the month at $1,417.13. So far in 2012 my minimum expenses have averaged...