Summary
Welcome to our October spending post! This month, we spent a total of £2,284.
October was a fairly boring month for spending, which makes for a lower total than the last 3 months. We had a higher total than usual on food, plus a couple of big items in entertainment/misc, but generally we’re quite pleased with how it went.
We’ve sorted our spending into the essentials—housing, food, and transport—plus a catch-all entertainment and miscellaneous category. As always, we’ll break down each area and give you the story behind any standout expenses.
| Category | Amount | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Housing | £383 | See below |
| Food | £977 | See below |
| Transport | £182 | See below |
| Entertainment/misc | £742 | See below |
| Total | £2,284 |
We’ll take a closer look at each of these categories in the next sections and point out any major spending.
Housing
Our October spending on housing is fairly standard, with just the usual bills to pay. We’re between contracts for our internet so that will kick in again soon.
| Category | Amount | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Gas & Electric | £121 | See below |
| Water | £65 | |
| Council Tax | £197 | |
| Internet | £0 | |
| Total | £383 |
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Food
Our October spending on food was £977. This includes everything on our supermarket shop receipts for the month.
Transport
Our October spending on transport is nice and low, with no abnormal expenses this month.
| Category | Amount | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Fuel | £57 | |
| Train | £125 | |
| Total | £182 |
Entertainment/Misc
Our October spending on misc items includes a new phone for Mrs Way, as her screen broke. Otherwise, it’s quite a normal month here.
| Category | Amount | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Phone Bills | £7 | |
| Eating Out | £174 | |
| Presents | £103 | |
| Activities | £138 | |
| Clothes & Shoes | £46 | |
| Dental | £43 | |
| Photos | £4 | |
| Allotment Seeds etc | £24 | |
| Pharmacy | £20 | |
| New Phone | £150 | |
| School Photos | £33 | |
| Total | £742 |
That’s All for Now, Folks!
Considering the average UK household spend is £2,700, our aim is to get down below that level. We initially thought we would be able to go much lower but have been surprised by the increase in just about everything since we came back in 2023!
See you next month!
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