Welcome to yet 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 26th
+ $1,394.10 Honey’s Paycheck
-/+ $147.05 (transfer to savings = New Goal 50% of amount over Root Income)
– $75.36 (groceries)
– $96.25 (cigarettes)
– $24.95 (whiskey for honey)
– $675.00 (rent and bills)
-/+ $5.00 (transfer to Operation SUV)
-/+ $15.00 (transfer to Betterment)
-/+ $25.00 (transfer to Roth IRA)
– /+ $1.00 (transfer to savings)
-/+ $2.00 (transfer to ING to save for Car insurance)

Saturday 27th
No spend day

Sunday 28th
– $43.24 (gas @ 3.699 per gallon)
– $1.59 (ice)

Monday 29th
No real spending today
– /+ $1.00 (transfer to savings)
-/+ $2.00 (transfer to ING to save for Car insurance)

Tuesday 30th
No real spending today
– /+ $1.00 (transfer to savings)
-/+ $2.00 (transfer to ING to save for Car insurance)

Wednesday 31st
No real spending today
– /+ $1.00 (transfer to savings)
-/+ $2.00 (transfer to ING to save for Car insurance)

Thursday 1st
No real spending today
-/+ $5.00 (transfer to START)
– /+ $1.00 (transfer to savings)
-/+ $2.00 (transfer to ING to save for Car insurance)

Total Weekly Spending: $1,128.44
Pre-tax 401K Contributions $117.02

Categorized:

Savings $162.05
Groceries $76.95
Rent & Bills $675.00
Cigarettes $96.25
Alcohol $24.95
Gas $43.24
Roth IRA contributions $25.00
Betterment contributions $15.00
Save 4 Car insurance $10.00

Left-over for remaining week $265.66

Notes: We had 5 no spend days this week, I’m pretty excited about that. I’m so thankful for the overtime on this check, it’s nice to be able to save more. I would have saved or contributed more this check, but we do have a couple expenses coming up this next week or two. I’ve kinda been holed up in the apartment this last week, which probably helps keep our spending low.

This last weekend, we moved my office from the master bedroom closet (weird, I know) out to the bedroom, which also meant moving my elliptical out to the living room, thankfully there was still room in our bedroom to keep my exercise bike. Did I ever mention how crazy-tiny our apartment is? On Monday, I picked up my parents from the airport—meaning I had to give them back their SUV but that’s okay. Then on Wednesday, our daughter went back to school. So I’ve been pretty busy as well as distracted—that there is a great money saving tip. Hope your week went well too.

How did your budget/spending go this week?