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 24th
+ $1,686.10 Honey’s Paycheck
-/+ $293.05 (50% over root income to House Fund)
– $82.33 (cigarettes)
– $24.95 (honey whiskey)
-/+ $800.00 (pretend mortgage & bills to house fund)
– $69.04 (groceries)
– $46.20 (gas @ 3.869 per gallon)
-/+ $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 25th
– $19.99 (e-cigarettes 4 Honey to try out)
Sunday 26th
No spend day
Monday 27th
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 28th
No spend day
-/+ $1.00 (transfer to savings)
-/+ $1.00 (transfer to Xmas fund)
-/+ $2.00 (transfer to ING to save for Car insurance)
Wednesday 29th
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 30th
– $17.24 (beer for Honey)
-/+ $1.00 (transfer to savings)
-/+ $1.00 (transfer to Xmas fund)
-/+ $2.00 (transfer to ING to save for Car insurance)
Total Weekly Spending: $1,397.80
Pre-tax 401K Contributions $23.06
Categorized:
Savings $1,103.05
Cigarettes $102.32
Groceries $69.04
Gas $46.20
Alcohol $42.19
Roth IRA contributions $25.00
Save 4 Car insurance $10.00
Left-over for remaining week $288.30
Notes: I’m starting to feel a little broke sticking to my plan to save a lot of money. It’s great saving over a thousand dollars each paycheck, because I know we’re going to need it, but what’s left sure goes quickly. But I’ll live, it would be silly of me to complain about saving too much money.
I still need to go pay storage for another month, like today so that I don’t forget. There goes around 160 bucks, plus another $25 for automatic transfers next week.
On a brighter note, I ordered some of those electronic cigarette things for my honey to try out. If he likes them, then he might be on board with my plan to quit smoking—which would make it way easier for me to quit. 
Personally, I would rather just cut down and then stop altogether, but everybody is different.
How did your budgeting/spending go this week?
That’s great about the e-cigarettes! I hope they work out for him.
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Me too, as long as he doesn’t use them places he couldn’t normally smoke (hotels, at home).
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That is awesome about the electronic cigs! Maybe it will help you cut down until you can quit for good. I used to smoke long ago…it was hard to quit. I cannot imagine trying to quit while my significant other was still smoking- it might be impossible!
Have a great day!
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Yeah, he’s not really that interested in quitting either, so I’m crossing my fingers.
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What are e-cigs? Is that those light up things that give off real vapor that looks like smoke? Great job on the saving. You will be glad you did for when your mortgage isn’t pretend anymore. I still love that idea, pretend bills!
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Yeah, they look like cigarettes, but have tobacco stuff you inhale. I don’t really know much about them, but he seemed interested, so I figured why not buy them for him to try.
I love the pretend bills too, it’s an odd way to save money, but it’s working out so far.
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I’m really to hear that you’re making the effort to quit smoking now. I don’t know much about e-cigarettes, but hopefully they work out. I hear the first several days are the toughest when your body is going through withdrawal. If you can quit it will be a ton of money saved, plus all the health benefits. That might save you way more down the road.
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Jeremy, I’ve been trying to quit for over a year, I just haven’t succeeded yet. 😉
I swear I would do fine if my honey would just tied me to the bed for the weekend.
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Be strong!!! All that saved money will be SO worth it in the end. It’s only a little while longer and pretty soon it’ll be reality. You’re doing great =)
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Thanks Daphne.
I guess it doesn’t help that I’m like the most impatient person in the world.
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Haha, I feel you. We’re total immediate gratification type people, so I get it. Then again, you’re WAY ahead of us, so your will is much stronger. Props!!
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It’s taken me so long to get here.
Thanks Daphne.
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Stay strong – you’re doing great! I hope the e cigarettes work out
Thanks Laura.
Me too, I’m crossing my fingers.
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I agree, my experience is good with e cigarettes. I am loving it.
Hopefully they’ll be able to help my husband cut down and eventually quit.
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