March Money

Well, March has been the most expensive month so far this year. But, sometimes things just need to be taken care of. Like tires.

firestone

Four of those bad boys set me back almost a grand. They did give me a break on the price because they took twice as long getting them on the truck as they originally quoted me.

In March, I spent $539.94 more than February and $351.46 more than January.  I visited two states – New Mexico and Arizona. I drove 1,688 miles.

So, here is the breakdown of where the money went:

  • Truck Expenses                    $994.52
  • Campsites                              $674.86
  • Other Purchases                   $506.29
  • Groceries                               $256.43
  • Gas                                          $243.35
  • Trailer Expenses                  $204.46
  • Eating Out                             $178.95
  • Tourism/Entertainment      $ 89.00
  • Clothing                                  $ 64.94
  • Food/Drink on the Go           $ 28.75
  • Tolls/Parking                          $ 21.35
  • Laundry                                  $ 10.00                   

TOTAL    $3,019.58

I had to pay $100 deductible on the water pump for Flo. Tolls from my travels in Florida in December finally came due, and I had to pay them.

What will next month bring? Well, I hope that I am done with truck and trailer expenses for a bit. I might be able to find some good boondocking, as I am heading west.

In the words of my brother, Scott, “It’s all good!”

 

6 thoughts on “March Money”

  2. Thanks for sharing! Everybody’s budget is different, right? Your expenses look good to me. We just set out on our full-time adventure and our first two months have been VERY expensive, but we know we’re traveling in “vacation” mode right now (we just retired!) and 1) we’re eating out much more than we will in future, and 2) we’re not caring that much what we pay for camping right now because we want to stay where we want to stay. I expect our expenses to start to go down beginning now in April and to incrementally improve each month as we learn more, gain efficiencies, and calm down, ha-ha. The goal is an average of around $4000/month (which doesn’t include a hefty COBRA payment and doesn’t include income tax but includes monthly savings for possible future maintenance, repairs, medical expenses).

  3. Thanks for your message. I haven’t included my health care expenses, either. The insurance payment is taken out of my pension, so I don’t pay it directly. If I don’t see the money, it doesn’t feel like I pay the bill, although, of course, I do. So far, I am pretty much breaking even. I guess that’s about all I can hope for!

  4. Yes, those were the March expenses. I have also posted January’s and February’s expenditures.

  5. I find it so interesting that your gas and grocery bills are always so close! You and Flo must be on the same page as far as fuel is concerned! haha!

  6. LOL! I never noticed that! I’ll have to see if I can put her on a diet.

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