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 2nd
– $3.99 (household)
– $17.95 (tequila 4 margarita night)
– $2.60 (ice 4 margarita night)
– /+ $1.00 (transfer to savings)
-/+ $2.00 (transfer to ING to save for Car insurance)
Saturday 3rd
– $41.03 (groceries)
– $24.78 (household)
Sunday 4th
– $14.58 (cigarettes)
Monday 5th
No real spending today 
– /+ $1.00 (transfer to savings)
-/+ $2.00 (transfer to ING to save for Car insurance)
Tuesday 6th
– $10.05 (cigarettes)
– $7.34 (beer for honey)
-/+ $1.00 (transfer to savings)
-/+ $2.00 (transfer to ING to save for Car insurance)
Wednesday 7th
No real spending today 
– /+ $1.00 (transfer to savings)
-/+ $2.00 (transfer to ING to save for Car insurance)
Thursday 8th
No real spending today
– /+ $1.00 (transfer to savings)
-/+ $2.00 (transfer to ING to save for Car insurance)
Total Weekly Spending: $137.32
Categorized:
Savings $5.00
Cigarettes $24.63
Household $28.77
Groceries $41.03
Alcohol $27.89
Save 4 Car insurance $10.00
$$$ Entire Paycheck Totals $$$
Income: $1,179.51
Spending: $1,176.09
Categorized:
Savings $54.75
Rent & Bills $700.00
Cigarettes $112.86
Groceries $151.23
Gas $38.78
Puppy Expenses $12.99
Alcohol $56.71
Other $28.77
Save 4 Car insurance $20.00
Pre-tax 401K Contributions: $133.51
Notes: We spent more on alcohol this paycheck because we had a margarita night, yay! We had some left-over margarita mix, so it was nice we didn’t have to buy that too. Our household spending is going to be a bit higher over the next couple of paychecks because I’ve been putting off replacing things. We got a new blanket for our bed this time, but we still need to get a few more things.
I’ve been looking around and found the perfect towels, comforter and sheets, and I should be able to save money on them by getting them when they’re on sale and using coupons. These things really should have been replaced like a year ago, but by waiting…I’ve found the exact ones that I know will last a long time (quality-wise and with my unique design style).
We only ended up coming $3.42 under budget this paycheck, so I’m just going to leave it in our checking and continue building that buffer. I hope your week went good.
How did your budgeting/spending go this week?
We need new towels and blankets also. They’re just so expensive!
That’s exactly why I kept putting it off. 😉
Do you transfer $2 every day for insurance? That’s a good idea!
Yep, I sure do; it’s a lifesaver.
I can relate to putting off replacing things around the house. I’ve got the same blanket that I used as a teenager. My couch is falling apart and I have some phone books acting as one leg. My desk could probably use replacing too. Maybe once I go back to working full time I’ll consider replacing some of these things.
At least you found a good use for all those phonebooks.
Any luck with the job search yet?
Cigarettes cost almost as much as groceries. That’s a big expense.
Yep, it’s crazy! It’s going to be so much nicer to do our budget once we quit smoking (one of these days).