September 2017
I spent a lot and made a lot. It would have been a normal month without the extra income and spending.
Expenses
Alcohol & Bars 58.76 (tried an expensive place)
Bills & Utilities 18.39 (two months worth)
Business Services 54.32 (sites renewed)
Charity 1199.98 (I donated to a good cause; FI is important but so are other things; I have hardly given anything in recent years)
Coffee Shops 2.91
Fast Food 35.86 (vacation)
Gas & Fuel 83 (vacation)
Groceries 195.1 (not bad)
Gym 51.7
Home Improvement 5.14 (fixed something)
Home Insurance 110.86 (six months)
Internet 60.65 (two months worth)
Mobile Phone 8.46
Mortgage & Rent 740 (changed location and lowered rent by $230 per month)
Parking 92.25 (vacation)
Restaurants 38.82 (vacation)
Sports 14.66 (had to replace a broken item)
Travel 299.25 (vacation)
Total -FI 3070.11
Income
Paycheck 2454.95
Amazon 78.96
Consulting 9000 (unfortunately not repeatable)
Checking 18.94
457b 1384.6
Total +FI 12937.45
Savings 9867.34
Spent 24%
Saved 76%
SWR 17% (way too much spending)
SWR with Internet Income 16%
Years Remaining 86.9 (ha! too much spending)
Years Remaining with Interest 14
"We are what we pretend to be, so we must be careful about what we pretend to be."
Kurt Vonnegut