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Money,  Monthly Budgets

May 2019 Budget


May would have been fairly cheap…if I hadn’t spontaneously decided to leave Asia. Although a 300 dollar flight from Hong Kong to Turkey sounds cheap, on my budget it makes a huge impact – almost half of my total expenses for the month. Even though I live on a strict budget, I know a good deal when I see one. When I found this ticket (using the ‘go everywhere’ option on Skyscanner), I knew I had to take it. I wanted to visit my friend in Spain eventually and this seemed like a good way to start moving towards that goal.


Big Purchases

  • Flights
    • Cheaper than my initial flight into Asia, my flight to Istanbul (connection in Kazakhstan, what a gorgeous country, I was tempted to stay…) was still a big cost.
  • Website Renewal
    • Officially changed the name of my website to thyramisu!

May 2019 Budget

CategoryBudgeted Amount ($USD)Actual Amount ($USD)
Housing
Hostels/Airbnbs$100$62.88
Others$0$0
Total Housing$100$62.88
Utilities
Health Insurance$0$0
Cell Phone$10$17.29
Spotify$10.79$10.79
Other$20$91.33
Total Utilities$40.79$119.41
Food
Grocery$0$7.24
Snacks$15$6.38
Water$5$1.16
Restaurant$150$97.87
Total Food$170$112.65
Transportation
Gas & Oil$0$0
Planes$0$0
Buses, Trains, etc.$150$479.96
Uber, Taxi, etc.$20$39.17
Total Transportation$170$519.13
Clothing$10$0
Medical and Health
Clinic visits$0$0
Prescriptions$0$0
Other Pharmacy$10$10.98
Total Medical and Health$10$10.98
Personal Shopping
Books/Education$0$0
General Shopping$40$19.36
Gifts$0$0
Total Shopping$40$19.36
Entertainment
Alcohol$50$22.49
Cafe$10$5.93
Events$5$6.37
Clubs$0$0
Other$0$0
Total Entertainment$65$34.79
Savings
Retirement$0$0
Other Savings$0$0
Total Savings$0$0
Grand Total$605.79$879.20

Where I went off Budget

  • Flights
    • Starting the month out, I assumed I was going to stay in Asia for a long time. I was looking for a cheap flight to a country I hadn’t been to. Fate had a different idea!

xoxo, T

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