So – I downloaded my chequing account into Excel, and tallied it up:
| car + gas + insurance + payments | $13,485.21 |
| electronics | $1,227.03 |
| rent + heat + phone + cable + internet + misc | $14,800.74 |
| resteraunts | $556.42 |
| liquor | $689.24 |
| gifts + holidays + misc | $759.62 |
| clothes + CDs + DVDs + books + sundries | $1,525.49 |
| cash | $24,858.61 |
This is only the spending tracked through the debit card.
I spent almost $25,000 cash on stuff – this would mostly be food, liquor and overseas expenses (London, Cairo, Mexico).
Somewhat sobering.
In 1 year, I spent $13,865 on rent, thats a nice downpayment …..
In 1 year, I spent $13,485 to keep a car on the road …..
Here's the kicker, I spent a total of over $84k. Thats nuts! I dont make anywhere near that amount! Where did it all come from? Where did it all go?