Summary
Welcome to our April spending post! Our total spend for the month was £6,602 or $7,922.
A two week holiday to Antigua has really destroyed our spending this month!
We had already paid for the flights and half of the villa, but this month added the extra half of the villa as well as all of our eating out/activities while away.
Fingers crossed we can get back to normal in the coming months, we certainly won’t be going on another holiday for a while so that should help!
We break our main expenses down into broad categories starting with the big 3; housing, food and transport. Everything else falls into the entertainment category, with any large inclusions explained in detail.
| Category | Amount (£) | Amount ($) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Housing | £2,572 | $3,086 | See below |
| Food | £694 | $833 | See below |
| Transport | £75 | $90 | See below |
| Entertainment/misc | £3,261 | $3,913 | See below |
| Total ($) | $7,922 | ||
| Total (£) | £6,602 | ||
We break each of these categories down in the following sections, giving detail for any large expenses.
Housing
Our April spending is very standard in this category, with nothing abnormal to report.
| Category | Amount ($) | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Rent | $2,850 | |
| Water & Electricity | $125 | |
| Internet | $111 | |
| Total ($) | $3,086 | |
| Total (£) | £2,572 |
Food
Our April spending on food was £694/$833. This includes everything on our supermarket shop receipts for the month.
Transport
Our April spending on transport is very typical.
| Category | Amount ($) | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Fuel | $90 | |
| Total ($) | $90 | |
| Total (£) | £75 |
Entertainment/Misc
It’s painful reading for our April spending in this category. We ate out a lot in Antigua, but that was always the plan as food is a big deal for us. We also paid off the balance for our villa, and various activities, hotel shuttles etc.
On top of that, we also had to pay to renew our blog hosting and domain name registration. Who knew it was so expensive running a website! Fingers crossed someone is actually reading this to make it all worthwhile!!
| Category | Amount ($) | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| UK Phone Bills | $16 | |
| Student Loan | $295 | |
| Eating Out | $1,233 | |
| Presents | $186 | |
| Airport Transfers | $125 | |
| Antigua Villa | $1,419 | |
| Holiday Activities | $300 | |
| Medical | $10 | |
| Website Hosting and Domain | $329 | |
| Total ($) | $3,913 | |
| Total (£) | £3,261 |
That’s All for Now, Folks!
Considering the average US household spend is $5,111 we’re very happy with our spending. We live on a very high cost of living island!
See you next month!