February Financial Wrap Up

February just blew by! It was supposed to be a low spend month for us but here are my totals:

Food: 331
Gas: 151
Vehicles: 0
Medical: 462
Cats: 281
Gifts: 0
Clothes: 96
Misc Things/Other: 683

It was an ok month for us. Medical expenses were high because I paid off an emergency room visit co-pay from the fall and hubby went to the dentist. Miscellaneous was high because I had to register for a conference (220) and pay part of my fees to the university (250). Oh and cats was so high because we adopted a new baby, Cally, and took her to the vet!

Here are my January totals for comparison:

Food: 530
Gas: 114
Vehicles: 177
Medical: 62
Cats: 40
Gifts: 44
Clothes: 82
Misc Things/Other: 792

Miscellaneous was high in January because of a Playstation 3 that happened to be at the Circuit City going out of business sale. Now since I don't play PS3's I wonder who bought that? Hubby did sell his PS2 on ebay, so in reality it wasn't that bad I suppose.

My March goals is to be under $300 for food, closer to $250 if possible. Miscellaneous will be high next month because I have to purchase plane tickets for two conferences coming up. I also have to pay the University the rest of my fees. Tomorrow is another fresh start....

First Post!

I've had so much fun reading other people's frugal blogs that I've decided to start my own! Please join me and my family as we prepare to pack up our lives and move across the country for my dream job, while trying to be as frugal as possible and not go crazy!