I thought I'd encore Soupcxan's expenses thread.
Here's the Nords numbers:
825 Kid's Allowance (more for clothing & toiletries)
1500 Kid's school (mostly Kumon, bus passes, & school supplies)
1925 Kid's sports (mostly tae kwon do and some home exercise equipment)
150 Kid's toys (a paintball blowout and USNA souvenirs)
225 Adult clothing (including Navy uniforms)
875 Computer (monthly DSL, new graphics card, more RAM, printer ink)
2000 Dining
250 Entertainment (mostly movies & ice cream)
175 Surfing (safety fins & ding-repair supplies)
3200 Dad's tae kwon do (tuition, tournaments, orthopedic knee braces)
500 Gifts given
5800 Groceries
250 Pets (bunny food & vet bills, vacation care)
275 Tchotchkes (spouse nearly tripled this from last year!)
2200 Home Improvement (master bedroom carpeting, a bit of solar equipment)
750 Car insurance
900 Home insurance
650 Personal property & liability insurance
250 Investment expenses (books, magazines, ER board's server fund)
1200 Medical & dental (mostly TRICARE premiums & dental visits)
18300 Mortgage interest
4800 Mortgage principal
6200 Federal taxes
4425 Property taxes
1400 Gas (more surfing this year)
2600 Car repairs & service (100K checkup & A/C overhaul on '94 Taurus wagon)
425 Electricity (down 45% from last year!)
350 HOA dues
350 Phone
525 CATV, although this should probably be entertainment
850 Water & sewer
5800 Vacations
$69,925.
Not as much as last year's $83K but clearly feeling this year's wealth effect.
We're still carrying the mortgage for retirement-portfolio arbitrage so that's an extra $23K. My tae kwon do expenses were out of control this year to the tune of another $2K but hopefully 2007 will settle down (and this time I really mean that). Without those expenses the annual spending drops to $45K. My $36K pension is covering the basics and like other ERs we still have room for belt-tightening.
Here's the Nords numbers:
825 Kid's Allowance (more for clothing & toiletries)
1500 Kid's school (mostly Kumon, bus passes, & school supplies)
1925 Kid's sports (mostly tae kwon do and some home exercise equipment)
150 Kid's toys (a paintball blowout and USNA souvenirs)
225 Adult clothing (including Navy uniforms)
875 Computer (monthly DSL, new graphics card, more RAM, printer ink)
2000 Dining
250 Entertainment (mostly movies & ice cream)
175 Surfing (safety fins & ding-repair supplies)
3200 Dad's tae kwon do (tuition, tournaments, orthopedic knee braces)
500 Gifts given
5800 Groceries
250 Pets (bunny food & vet bills, vacation care)
275 Tchotchkes (spouse nearly tripled this from last year!)
2200 Home Improvement (master bedroom carpeting, a bit of solar equipment)
750 Car insurance
900 Home insurance
650 Personal property & liability insurance
250 Investment expenses (books, magazines, ER board's server fund)
1200 Medical & dental (mostly TRICARE premiums & dental visits)
18300 Mortgage interest
4800 Mortgage principal
6200 Federal taxes
4425 Property taxes
1400 Gas (more surfing this year)
2600 Car repairs & service (100K checkup & A/C overhaul on '94 Taurus wagon)
425 Electricity (down 45% from last year!)
350 HOA dues
350 Phone
525 CATV, although this should probably be entertainment
850 Water & sewer
5800 Vacations
$69,925.
Not as much as last year's $83K but clearly feeling this year's wealth effect.
We're still carrying the mortgage for retirement-portfolio arbitrage so that's an extra $23K. My tae kwon do expenses were out of control this year to the tune of another $2K but hopefully 2007 will settle down (and this time I really mean that). Without those expenses the annual spending drops to $45K. My $36K pension is covering the basics and like other ERs we still have room for belt-tightening.