Summary
Welcome to our September spending post! Our total spend for the month was £1,877.
We’re delighted to finally go back below our £2,000 target. However, this won’t be lasting long. Keep an eye out for an update on why not!
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 | £1,008 | See below |
| Food | £393 | See below |
| Transport | £140 | See below |
| Entertainment/misc | £336 | See below |
| Total | £1,877 |
Graph of previous spending
We break each of these categories down in the following sections, giving detail for any large expenses.
Housing
The housing category consists of our mortgage payment, overpayments, bills, insurance, DIY costs etc.
| Category | Amount | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Mortgage | £415 | |
| Overpayment | £335 | |
| Bills | £147 | Gas, electricity & water. |
| Council Tax | £111 | |
| Total | £1,008 |
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Food
Our September spending on food was £393. As explained previously, this includes everything on our supermarket shop receipts for the month.
Transport
We had a couple of long trips in September so the transport spending is higher than we would like! Hopefully this will be lower in the coming months.
| Category | Amount | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Fuel | £140 | |
| Total | £140 |
Entertainment/Misc
Our September spending includes a fairly high total for eating out. This is because we went away for a long weekend and had a few meals out! We also paid for private physio for Mr Way for a long-running injury. Fingers crossed this will be worthwhile!
Otherwise a good month with no large spends – long may it continue!
| Category | Amount | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Phone Bills | £10 | |
| TV License | £12 | |
| Lottery | £8 | |
| Eating Out | £96 | |
| Presents | £51 | |
| Clothes | £9 | |
| Charity | £20 | |
| Vitamin Tablets | £33 | |
| Gardening | £15 | |
| Physio | £55 | |
| Hair Cut | £15 | |
| Baby Classes | £8 | |
| Total | £336 |
That’s All for Now, Folks!
See you next month!