Summary
Welcome to our June spending post! Our total spend for the month was £1,772.
It was quite a boring month thankfully! We still ideally want to reduce our spending average further, but we’re still getting set up in our new house, preparing for a new baby and generally adjusting to life back in the UK. Hopefully the average spend will continue to fall as life becomes more normal again!
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 | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Housing | £458 | See below |
| Food | £532 | See below |
| Transport | £287 | See below |
| Entertainment/misc | £495 | See below |
| Total | £1,772 |
We break each of these categories down in the following sections, giving detail for any large expenses.
Housing
Our June spending on housing is fairly standard, with just the usual bills to pay.
| Category | Amount | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Gas & Electric | £187 | See below |
| Water | £54 | |
| Council Tax | £188 | |
| Internet | £29 | See below |
| Total | £458 |
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Food
Our June spending on food was £532. This includes everything on our supermarket shop receipts for the month.
Transport
Our June spending on transport includes a higher than average amount on fuel. This is due to a couple of long trips.
| Category | Amount | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Fuel | £275 | |
| Bus | £12 | |
| Total | £287 |
Entertainment/Misc
Our June spending on misc items is back down to a reasonable level. We bought a new bike for Baby Way but not too much to talk about this month.
| Category | Amount | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Phone Bills | £13 | |
| Eating Out | £90 | |
| Presents | £69 | |
| Pharmacy | £6 | |
| Plants/Garden Stuff/DIY | £56 | |
| Haircut | £16 | |
| Contact Lenses | £70 | |
| Activities | £5 | |
| Clothes | £63 | |
| Charity | £17 | |
| Bike | £90 | |
| Total | £495 |
That’s All for Now, Folks!
We’re looking to reduce our spending in pretty much every area as we settle down to life back in the UK. It will be interesting to see how low we can get our costs! We’re buying our house mortgage free, so we thankfully won’t have to worry about the astronomical interest rates.
Considering the average UK household spend is £2,700 we’re aiming to get down significantly below that level – probably more like £1,500-1,750.
See you next month!