Here are my budget results from October.
I hope this works. I have never posted anything on this blog.
I can see a few categories that need work, especially the dining. I came in under in a few categories, which helped offset the dining category. I made two mortgage payments thanks to my mom. Medical came in over budget for the month. The cell phone bill is so high because ex dh didn't pay his share for the month.
Analyzing where my money goes is very interesting. Little things add up quickly.
October Results
November 1st, 2012 at 02:31 pm
November 1st, 2012 at 03:02 pm 1351782145
I know we say this a lot, but your phone bill is insane. You really need to move toward changing that somehow...
November 1st, 2012 at 03:45 pm 1351784752
Agree that your cell phone bill is c-r-a-z-y. I'm not familiar with your details (such as why ex-h is on your plan). May I just mention that my cell bill was $35.27 last month? That's for three lines, no smart phones.
Congrats on all the progress you are making!
November 1st, 2012 at 03:48 pm 1351784895
My ex is on my cell phone bill because I have a two year contract. He had huge overages last month and hasn't paid them yet. I told him I was going to suspend his phone until he can pay what he owes me.
November 1st, 2012 at 04:04 pm 1351785857
I know you're on a contract since we've discussed this before. How much longer is left on your contract? What is the fee to break it? If you went to prepaid phones you would save LITERALLY *thousands* of dollars a year. It would be worth paying a fee to get out of that contract.
You're so good about pinching your other pennies, but this is SUCH a huge amount of money I don't know why you aren't more motivated to change it.
Your ex should be off it. Your kids don't need fancy phones with unlimited features. If you're paying for them, they should be happy to have anything.
November 2nd, 2012 at 02:08 am 1351822110
November 2nd, 2012 at 01:19 pm 1351862340