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Keeping track of all of your expenditures... #7177359
02/11/21 12:51 AM
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Newark, Ohio 83 years
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Does anyone keep a tight record of all of your expenses? I just finished up tallying all of my expenses for the year, by the month. SOme of my expenses are lumped together like Hunt/Fish/Trapping/Tanning. Most things are single entry, like Food... for the year 2020, I spent $153.80 a month for food. That averages out to $4.88 per day. That includes if I go out to eat. That includes all spices and other condiments. I usually eat once a day with a snack in the evening of ice cream or something like that.

I also have gasoline for vehicle, which was $18.80 per month. I got an $11.70 raise per month from Soc. Sec. this year so, I can live a little higher on the hog. eek

Garry-

Last edited by Actor; 02/11/21 01:20 AM.

“Don't pick a fight with an old man. If he is too old to fight, he'll just kill you.”

Have been trapping 77 years…
Re: Keeping track of all of your expenditures... [Re: Actor] #7177363
02/11/21 12:53 AM
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Central, SD
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They will suck that $11.70 back through Medicare ASAP.


Was born in a Big City Will die in the Country OK with that!

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Re: Keeping track of all of your expenditures... [Re: Actor] #7177366
02/11/21 12:56 AM
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As long as I got as much as or more coming in than I do going out every month I dont worry about nothin.


Forget that fear of gravity-get a little savagery in your life.
Re: Keeping track of all of your expenditures... [Re: Actor] #7177379
02/11/21 01:11 AM
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I need to keep tract but don't. I know I spend more than that on gas. Closer to 120 a week in my truck. Another 70 a week for the tractor and mower in the summer. I'm not sure what goes in the wife's SUV. Over 15k in farm expenses it looks like last year. But I made 11 of that back and those projects and equipment will last years and make me much more in the long run.

Honestly I may be better off not knowing.;)

Re: Keeping track of all of your expenditures... [Re: Boco] #7177382
02/11/21 01:17 AM
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Originally Posted by Boco
As long as I got as much as or more coming in than I do going out every month I dont worry about nothin.


Bingo Boco. Not bragging or complaining but because of the business Im in, I've spent a lot of time with some of the wealthiest people in NA over the last 40-years and I've heard many say that more coming in than going out is the key to being financially stable.


do unto others as you would have them do unto you

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Re: Keeping track of all of your expenditures... [Re: Actor] #7177426
02/11/21 04:03 AM
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I can only dream of spending 20 bucks a month on gas. but if a month is only 2 days long then I'm good to go .
Key factor that the Dragon's Dens and Shark's Tank financiers is knowing the numbers, backwards and forwards when asked, that gets their attention in who is in front of them in the pitch.

I have to keep a tight record cause in a certain IRS phone call, said where did you make all that money ?....trapping....(and the eastern accent said)...you kill animals !

Re: Keeping track of all of your expenditures... [Re: Actor] #7177428
02/11/21 04:15 AM
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I agree with you guys, but you have to know how much is going out, to know if it's less than coming in. It pays to be fairly aware, and the closer the margin is the closer you have to pay attention.

I keep pretty close track Actor. The wife and I have done quite a bit of budgeting over the years, re-evaluating when things change. I believe our groceries are still about $400 a month, which I consider pretty decent with 2 toddlers. I know exactly how much I spend on fuel because I use the Fuelly app, which tracks my mileage as well as spending. Between 2 cars we spend $360-400/month on fuel at current prices. Everything else is pretty consistent bills. No matter what my income is, it's good to know what my break-even point is.


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Boco couldn't catch a cold.

But if he did, it would be Top Lot.
Re: Keeping track of all of your expenditures... [Re: Actor] #7177433
02/11/21 04:44 AM
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Eastern Shore of Maryland
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Doesn’t your bank send you a summary?


-Goofy-
Re: Keeping track of all of your expenditures... [Re: Actor] #7177458
02/11/21 06:30 AM
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$18.80 a month for gas? Wow approx 8 gal. I use more than that a month in my 4 wheeler, sled, or outboard. Couldn't go to far on that. I don't keep track as long as I can pay the bills and go hunting fishing trapping and save a little.


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Re: Keeping track of all of your expenditures... [Re: HobbieTrapper] #7177476
02/11/21 07:14 AM
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Originally Posted by HobbieTrapper
Doesn’t your bank send you a summary?

Not when you pay cash

Re: Keeping track of all of your expenditures... [Re: Actor] #7177493
02/11/21 07:31 AM
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Yes I do , A.D.C. business and supply business.
Down to fur trapping, also buy some carcuss fur.
Amazing how it all add's up.

Uncle sam knows all grin


Let me sugar coat this
Re: Keeping track of all of your expenditures... [Re: Actor] #7177523
02/11/21 08:14 AM
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I eat once a day too, 6am to 6pm roughly.

Re: Keeping track of all of your expenditures... [Re: Actor] #7177562
02/11/21 08:45 AM
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wife keeps track of it all, every penny that isn't cash and she knows how much cash I take out also just not what it got spent on.

we had a new high grocery bill for one trip to the store in 2020 800.00 it was two weeks for the week of Christmas and new years.

stock up on a few things and buy some meat and the bill gets high quick.


if I lived alone , I would eat perpetual stew a lot most every time I got hungry. it would be hot and ready to eat . my family doesn't like perpetual stew


America only has one issue, we have a Responsibility crisis and everything else stems from it.
Re: Keeping track of all of your expenditures... [Re: Actor] #7177580
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I run a small construction company and a property management business. So I track every penny in and out of my business accounts.

My personal accounts jointly held by my wife and I, not so much. I just shovel money into those black holes. laugh


Eh...wot?

Re: Keeping track of all of your expenditures... [Re: Actor] #7177584
02/11/21 09:04 AM
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I love the price of fuel/alcohol in the states, I never wanted to come back home.
I'm in Australia and costs me $200 a week in fuel to get to work and back also we now have one of the highest taxes on cigarettes in the world, currently around $50 for a packet of 30s or $55 for 25 grams of tobacco, also one Duke trap costs me around $100 and it's around $60 for a single #3 bridger, then I upgrade all the springs etc which adds $24 for 4 coils.


"As far as I can tell, my place is right here..on the smart end of this rifle."
Re: Keeping track of all of your expenditures... [Re: Boco] #7177604
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Originally Posted by Boco
As long as I got as much as or more coming in than I do going out every month I dont worry about nothin.

Yep, that is the only accounting I do also. To me I don't care where it goes and spend where it makes me happy and don't worry about money.


Give me a fish, I will eat for a day. Teach me to fish, I will eat for a lifetime
Re: Keeping track of all of your expenditures... [Re: Actor] #7177676
02/11/21 10:25 AM
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Been accounting all expenses on a daily basis since age 18.


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Re: Keeping track of all of your expenditures... [Re: BernieB.] #7177688
02/11/21 10:29 AM
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Originally Posted by BernieB.
I eat once a day too, 6am to 6pm roughly.

laugh


"Where Can A Man Find Bear Beaver And Other Critters Worth Cash Money When Skinned?"

Re: Keeping track of all of your expenditures... [Re: GREENCOUNTYPETE] #7177723
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Originally Posted by GREENCOUNTYPETE
. my family doesn't like perpetual stew

laugh


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Re: Keeping track of all of your expenditures... [Re: Actor] #7177768
02/11/21 11:16 AM
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I spent avg $808/mo on groceries in 2020. These kids eat a ton of food!

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