Welcome to another weekly edition of “Where Did The Dough Go?”. Below you can get a completely open and honest view of what we’re spending money on, how much we’re saving, investing and putting away for retirement. Please feel free to learn from our financial mistakes if at all possible, it’s way better than making them yourself. 

Friday 15th
+ $1,534.54 Honey’s Paycheck
-/+ $217.57 (50% over root income to Emergency Fund)
– $700.00 (rent and bills)
– $87.33 (cigarettes)
– $20.95 (whiskey for honey)
-/+ $50.00 (transfer to Travel Fund)
-/+ $25.00 (to Roth IRA)
-/+ $1.00 (transfer to Xmas fund)
-/+ $1.00 (transfer to savings)
-/+ $2.00 (transfer to ING to save for Car insurance)

Saturday 16th
– $40.36 (gas @ 3.699 per gallon)
– $73.31 (groceries)
– $39.92 (dining out)

Sunday 17th
No spend day

Monday 18th
No spend day
-/+ $1.00 (transfer to savings) 
-/+ $1.00 (transfer to Xmas fund)
-/+ $2.00 (transfer to ING to save for Car insurance)

Tuesday 19th
– $50.58 (dining out)
-/+ $1.00 (transfer to savings)
-/+ $1.00 (transfer to Xmas fund)
-/+ $2.00 (transfer to ING to save for Car insurance)

Wednesday 20th
No spend day
-/+ $1.00 (transfer to savings) 
-/+ $1.00 (transfer to Xmas fund)
-/+ $2.00 (transfer to ING to save for Car insurance)

Thursday 21st
No spend day
-/+ $1.00 (transfer to savings)
-/+ $1.00 (transfer to Xmas fund)
-/+ $2.00 (transfer to ING to save for Car insurance)

Total Weekly Spending: $1,325.02
Pre-tax 401K Contributions $177.94

Categorized:

Savings $277.57
Rent & Bills $700.00
Cigarettes $87.33
Dining Out $90.50
Groceries $73.31
Gas $40.36
Alcohol $20.95
Roth IRA contributions $25.00
Save 4 Car insurance $10.00

Left-over for remaining week $209.52

Notes: Well we certainly saved more money this check, finally. Too bad it was a check with lots of overtime and not just a regular one, but that’s okay…at least it got done. We really need to stop spending so much money on eating out again, it’s getting way too easy.

Today I need to go buy another Belgian waffle maker because ours broke and then shorted out the electrical outlet. Grilled cheese waffles sounded like a such a good idea—I guess not. They were grubbin’ though. 😉 I hope your week went good.

How did your budgeting/spending go this week?