Comments on: What Did You Spend Last Year?

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Do You Know What You Spent In 2017? | All About The Dividends — Thu, 18 Jan 2018 16:43:57 +0000

[…] Alyssa from MixedUpMoney. I would like to thank Alyssa because last year I read her post titled What Did You Spend Last Year and that inspired me to start tracking my expenses. Thanks to Alyssa I feel like I have a better […]

By: Alyssa

Alyssa — Thu, 19 Jan 2017 17:55:51 +0000

In reply to ZJ Thorne.

I am super happy! Especially with my groceries. I wish my clothing spend was lower, but I know that it is as high as it is because I had a ton of events last year (sisters wedding, my wedding, etc.) that ended up putting me over what I normally spend.

By: ZJ Thorne

ZJ Thorne — Wed, 18 Jan 2017 06:00:57 +0000

I love this data! Are you happy with where your categories ended up?

By: Alyssa

Alyssa — Thu, 12 Jan 2017 21:16:25 +0000

In reply to AB.

I'm stoked you're going to take a look at your numbers! It's always super interesting to see what you spend on certain categories over 12 months. Omg, thanks for the tips regarding Portugal! I'm so looking forward to it. We'll be hitting Lisbon, my husbands family hometown, the Algarves, and I think we're going to fly to Madeira.

By: AB

AB — Tue, 10 Jan 2017 21:09:38 +0000

So fun, thanks for sharing! You inspired me to take a look at my numbers… I keep track, but hadn’t done a year-in-review it. It’s a nice retrospective! I’m usually annoyed at myself each month for spending so much and waiting for the new month/fresh budget to roll over. But actually, looking back at what I spent and where I spent it is super satisfying. It might’ve felt like a lot at the time, but in review I did pretty damn good!
PS have a great time in Portugal – Lisbon is one of my favourite cities in the world! The lineup for pasteis de nata in Belem is so so worth it. Porto is great with delicious wine. I’d suggest renting a car and traveling to a vineyard or two in the region.

By: Alyssa

Alyssa — Tue, 10 Jan 2017 14:50:02 +0000

In reply to fbgcai.

That is awesome!! So glad I'm not the only one!

By: fbgcai

fbgcai — Fri, 06 Jan 2017 15:36:04 +0000

oops hit send too early – I use a simple pen and paper capture (in categories) and then copy to a spreadsheet monthly method and have done so for many years (decades!)- takes less than 60 seconds per day and 10 minutes per month to transfer – works for me

By: fbgcai

fbgcai — Fri, 06 Jan 2017 15:31:34 +0000

$46,626.67

By: Alyssa

Alyssa — Fri, 06 Jan 2017 15:31:04 +0000

In reply to Ten Factorial Rocks (TFR).

Uh wow, that's a great accuracy haha! Bank statements are definitely where I go to find a lot of my expenses. I would say the gift cards/vouchers aren't even large things to worry about considering they were most likely gifts (therefore not money out of your pocket).

By: Alyssa

Alyssa — Fri, 06 Jan 2017 15:29:40 +0000

In reply to Colin @ rebelwithaplan.

Hahaha, I feel you! But I actually don't really watch TV, so it's not a huge hang up of mine. I watch a lot of sports, but we obviously didn't get any of those channels through the free package haha, so I'll be glad to cut the cord.