Weekend Expenses

I  said on my previous post about a simple budget that I will start tracking my expenses. When I wrote that and resolve to track my spending for a month, I thought to myself, I will probably end up cutting back just because I’m consciously thinking of what I’m spending. Well, that was partly true. We went shopping last Saturday and sometimes I thought what I was spending on and went ahead and did it anyway. There were a couple of times though when I refrained from buying a couple of things because I did not really need it and was more of an impulse buy.

Here’s the damage from this weekend’s foray (I think there may be a couple of cash expenses that I didn’t keep track of) which is actually not too bad compared to other weekends. We didn’t even go out to eat!:
SATURDAY:
Office Chair – bought at a yard sale $10
Grand Asia Market – 57.93
Kerr Drugs – 19.28
Kroger – 42.55
Cigarettes – 31.27
Misc. Snacks – Boba drinks, Milk Shake, Fries, Siopao, etc. – 20.00
SUNDAY:
Krispy Kreme Donuts – 18.47

TOTAL FOOD & MISC EXPENSES: $199.50
BILLS PAID 4/27/08: $206.03

I’m sure you can see right off where I can cut some expenses off. Remember though, I’m just keeping track right now.