Dana and I have been receiving questions about how we are saving a potential additional $1200.00 this month. We decided to give you a glimpse into our very unexciting 2010 budget to show you how it’s broken down.
Our average monthly expenses for 2009 were $1452.00 above and beyond our monthly bills. Some categories we stayed under and some other, not so much (newborns are expensive.) Here is how our 2009 turned out and what our 2010 budget looks like.
Therefore, if we only pay gas money this month ($220.00), our savings equals $1120.00 ($1340-$220) based on this year’s budget, or, $1232.00 ($1452-$220) saved based on last year’s actual spending. Even if we lose by $100-$200 this month, we are still close to $1000.00.
Either way, I hope this sheds some light into how the numbers come out for us.
