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 4th
+ $1,246.20 Honey’s Paycheck
– $700.00 (rent and bills)
– $20.95 (honey whiskey)
– $44.23 (gas @ 4.059 per gallon)
– $87.33 (cigarettes)
– $33.15 (Olive Garden)
-/+ $25.00 (Roth IRA contribution)
-/+ $1.00 (transfer to Xmas fund)
-/+ $1.00 (transfer to savings)
-/+ $2.00 (transfer to ING to save for Car insurance)
Saturday 5th
No spend day 
Sunday 6th
No spend day
Monday 7th
– $148.54 (groceries)
– /+ $1.00 (transfer to savings)
-/+ $1.00 (transfer to Xmas fund)
-/+ $2.00 (transfer to ING to save for Car insurance)
Tuesday 8th
No real spending today
-/+ $1.00 (transfer to savings)
-/+ $1.00 (transfer to Xmas fund)
-/+ $2.00 (transfer to ING to save for Car insurance)
Wednesday 9th
No real spending today
– /+ $1.00 (transfer to savings)
-/+ $1.00 (transfer to Xmas fund)
-/+ $2.00 (transfer to ING to save for Car insurance)
Thursday 10th
– $20.30 (gas @ 4.059 per gallon)
-/+ $1.00 (transfer to savings)
-/+ $1.00 (transfer to Xmas fund)
-/+ $2.00 (transfer to ING to save for Car insurance)
Total Weekly Spending: $1,099.50
Pre-tax 401K Contributions $141.66
Categorized:
Savings $10.00
Rent & Bills $700.00
Cigarettes $87.33
Dining Out $33.15
Groceries $148.54
Gas $64.53
Alcohol $20.95
Roth IRA contribution $25.00
Save 4 Car insurance $10.00
Left-over for remaining week $146.70
Notes: I know the grocery spending looks crazy, but I did a little stocking up. I got 16 boxes of cereal, which should last quite a few months and also some other stuff that was on sale. I’m hoping that we won’t need to spend much more on groceries next week so that I don’t exceed what we usually spend.
The gas spending was a little nuts too, we did some additional driving that we really shouldn’t have done (more on that later). I’m hoping to be really tight next week so that I can put a lot into savings. *crossing my fingers* 😉 I hope you had a great week with your spending.
How did your budgeting/spending go this week?
3 days without spending, that’s impressive! I noticed you went to Olive Garden, I really miss Olive Garden. We use to have a couple in Toronto and then all of sudden I noticed they were closing down. I guess Canadians don’t really like Olive! Now I have to go to the states if I want me some Olive Garden.
Yep, we went to the Olive Garden for our anniversary (not the wedding one). It must really suck having to go to another country for a super yummy dinner.
Actually that was 4 no spending days! I missed one!
I didn’t even notice. 😉
I know you know this already, but the cigarettes are really taking a bite. You used to get a tax break for using stop smoking aids (and I think health insurance pays for it now). I smoked for years and then did the gum for 6 years! I’m so glad I finally got off both – with all the taxes on tobacco products now. It is unreal how much they cost. You’ll save later on down the road on medical bills too!
Yep, cigarettes are the devil.
I’m just not ready to quit yet, maybe after I’m done losing weight because it’ll be easier then. I couldn’t imagine paying for gum 6 years after quitting, that’s really gotta suck. 
I have quit before when I was pregnant, but I just cut down really quick and then stopped. I didn’t use the patch or gum, so it was nice to not have the expense. Hopefully when I do quit, I can do it the same way (without getting pregnant) and save money.
Good for you for not needing the gum. Not only was it expensive and somewhat disgusting, but it cracked several of my teeth – resulting in the need for expensive caps (who says you can’t take it with you!)
Oh, wow! I didn’t know it could do that, that’s really messed up.
I agree, cigarette spending looks worse that grocery spending up there. If you don’t quit (yet) is there a chance you’d smoke less daily?
It’s actually funny because I’ve been trying to cut down a little bit, but I end up smoking even more than usual. I don’t know why.