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Review of My Daily Living Allowance for December & January

February 5th, 2009 at 11:06 am

Time to review my daily living allowance for the first two months of my 2009 budget.

First I would like to say that I dont work on a calendar months as my budget always starts a few weeks before Christmas as I am procrastinator if I dont do it then it will take months for me to getting done if at all. I am working on it.

I am hoping to cut over $1000 from it over the year on what I spent last year or better. Its all those little items included that mount up. As this the area that I do have some control over in my spending.

First number is what I have averaging amount budgeted for these two months; second figure is what I have spent. The figures in brackets are the area and amount spent with the stimulus package see below.

Eating out= $67==$91.59
Groceries=$271.00= = $94.56
Non-Food=$33.00= =$14.50
Clothes =$67.00==$116 (-$90)
Grooming=$25.00==$19
Gas=$50.00 ==$36.03
Pets= $98.00 ==$24.33
HH items=$83.00==$311.95 (- $260)
Fares= $17.00 == $0
Entrainments= $25.00 == $19
Garden =$17.00==$19
Gifts & Donations =$67.00= =$106.57
Medical Prescription =$10==$0
Misc =$17.00 ==$15.95
Personal Allowance =$168.00 ==$118.03

$1015 + $350 = $1365 to spend over this period, spent $986.51 came under by $378.49

The plan was to spend part of $1400 Stimulus package in these two months, I ended up spending on CD player $260 and on a watch $90 = $350 banking the balance. Spending was as normal over Christmas period but was cutting back on grocery & pet food over these months.

5 Responses to “Review of My Daily Living Allowance for December & January ”

  1. LuxLiving Says:
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    Congrats on coming in 'under' on spending!

  2. Analise Says:
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    You are doing a great job, Kitty. It looks like you will meet your goal.

    Does every citizen of AU get a $1400 stimulus package? How does that work?

  3. Tightwad Kitty Says:
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    No not everyone, in the first stimulus package only pensioners $1400 & carers $1000 for each person they cared for, and Families on Benifit A got the $1000 for each child under 16 some got more if they were carer & had other children too!

    2nd stimulus package is for tax payers of 2007-2008 under income of $100,000 and family benifit A & B with school children 4 to 18, if it gets pass by our senate. Not everyone get the same amount it's scaled on income & number of children. I don't get it this time.

    Kitty

  4. whitestripe Says:
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    Hi kitty, this is off-topic to your post but just wanted to check in and make sure you're all right with all the bushfires - i know you live around there somewhere if i am not mistaken? hoping to hear from you soon!

  5. Tightwad Kitty Says:
    1234294376

    I am OK I live in SE-Qld. Thanks for the concern.

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