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Monthly Spending – July 2023 

On August 4, 2023September 10, 2026 By A Way to LessIn Money1 Comment

Summary  Welcome to our July spending post! Our total spend for the month was £4,042 or $5,115.  Time for a big announcement. We’re leaving the Caribbean!   We were supposed to be moving country for Mr Way’s job, but this has fallen through and we will now be returning to the UK. This is equal …

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Monthly Spending – June 2023

On July 6, 2023September 10, 2026 By A Way to LessIn Money1 Comment

Summary  Welcome to our June spending post! Our total spend for the month was £4,483 or $5,379.  This was one of our best months since our move to the Caribbean. We had no large expenses and generally kept our spending to a minimum. In theory we should be pleased, but the fact our minimum spending …

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Monthly Spending – May 2023

On June 2, 2023September 10, 2026 By A Way to LessIn MoneyLeave a comment

Summary  Welcome to our May spending post! Our total spend for the month was £4,972 or $5,968.  All in all, this was a fairly typical month for us. We had a few large car expenses, with the insurance and tax being due. Otherwise, everything went fairly smoothly!  We break our main expenses down into broad …

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Monthly Spending – April 2023 

On May 4, 2023September 10, 2026 By A Way to LessIn MoneyLeave a comment

Summary  Welcome to our April spending post! Our total spend for the month was £6,602 or $7,922.  A two week holiday to Antigua has really destroyed our spending this month!   We had already paid for the flights and half of the villa, but this month added the extra half of the villa as well …

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Monthly Spending – March 2023 

On April 23, 2023September 10, 2026 By A Way to LessIn MoneyLeave a comment

Summary  Welcome to our March spending post! Our total spend for the month was £4,528 or $5,433.  Another steady month as our spending hovers around the $5k mark. Unfortunately, we expect April to be a different story, as we’re heading to Antigua for 2 weeks!  We've had major issues with our website recently, hence the …

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Monthly Spending – February 2023 

On March 9, 2023September 10, 2026 By A Way to LessIn MoneyLeave a comment

Summary  Welcome to our February spending post! Our total spend for the month was £4,156 or $4,988.  We finally made it below $5,000! We’ve had the target in mind for a while now, but the last couple of months have included expenses for a future holiday. Now that’s out the way, we finally managed to …

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Monthly Spending – January 2023 

On February 14, 2023September 10, 2026 By A Way to LessIn MoneyLeave a comment

Summary  Welcome to our January spending post! Our total spend for the month was £5,216 or $6,259.  As we’ve mentioned before, the goal is to get our spending below $5,000 as often as possible. We paid for our holiday accommodation this month, but otherwise haven't done too badly!   We break our main expenses down …

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Annual Spending – 2022

On January 4, 2023September 10, 2026 By A Way to LessIn Money2 Comments

Summary  Welcome to our 2022 annual spending post! Our total spend for the year was £69,738. For context, this is for 2 adults plus a two-year-old, living in the Caribbean since March!  If you’ve been following our monthly spending posts, you’ll know how this goes. Since we moved to the Caribbean in March, our spending …

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2022 Financial Review

On January 3, 2023September 10, 2026 By A Way to LessIn MoneyLeave a comment

Here it is! Our financial review for 2022. Below, we’ll detail how we each got on this year, including progress towards our FIRE goals.  If you want to see a more personal review of 2022, see this post by Mr Way.  Mr Way As we’ve mentioned elsewhere, moving to the Caribbean has come with some …

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Monthly Spending – December 2022 

On January 1, 2023September 10, 2026 By A Way to LessIn Money1 Comment

Summary  Welcome to our December spending post! Our total spend for the month was £5,185 or $6,324.  December saw us visit New York for a week to get our wintery Christmas fix. We hadn't been to New York before so we did a lot of the 'touristy' activities, meaning a lot of expense! We also …

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