I was reviewing our 2014 expenses (well basically those months that I was very diligent in recording how
much we spent) and I realized that we are most of the time above
our food/grocery budget. To further understand let me show you the actual
expenses we incurred for the months of June to December 2014.
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June 2014 Summary
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Planned
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Actual
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Surplus
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household
|
electric bill
|
1000
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1610.63
|
-610.63
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water bill
|
300
|
215.92
|
84.08
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internet and cable
|
1190
|
1190
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0
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food/grocery
|
6000
|
8848.71
|
-2848.71
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leisure
|
2000
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0
|
2000
|
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Car Expenditure
|
5000
|
3000
|
2000
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TOTAL
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15490
|
14865.26
|
624.74
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July 2014 Summary
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Planned
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Actual
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Surplus
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household
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electric bill
|
1000
|
708.37
|
291.63
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water bill
|
300
|
165
|
135
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internet and cable
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1190
|
1190
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0
|
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food/grocery
|
6000
|
7872.5
|
-1872.5
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leisure
|
2000
|
1400
|
600
|
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Car Expenditure
|
5000
|
2300
|
2700
|
|
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TOTAL
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15490
|
13635.87
|
1854.13
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August 2014 Summary
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Planned
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Actual
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Surplus
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household
|
electric bill
|
1000
|
1282
|
-282
|
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water bill
|
300
|
160
|
140
|
|
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internet and cable
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1190
|
1190
|
|
|
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food/grocery
|
6000
|
7900.13
|
-1900.13
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leisure
|
2000
|
1500
|
500
|
|
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Car Expenditure
|
5000
|
4710
|
290
|
|
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TOTAL
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15490
|
16742.13
|
-1252.13
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September 2014 Summary
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Planned
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Actual
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Surplus
|
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household
|
electric bill
|
1000
|
1153.59
|
-153.59
|
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water bill
|
300
|
151
|
149
|
|
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internet and cable
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1190
|
1190
|
0
|
|
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food/grocery
|
6000
|
8793.75
|
-2793.75
|
|
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leisure
|
2000
|
0
|
2000
|
|
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Car Expenditure
|
5000
|
2000
|
3000
|
|
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TOTAL
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15490
|
13288.34
|
2201.66
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October 2014 Summary
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Planned
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Actual
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Surplus
|
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household
|
electric bill
|
1000
|
|
|
|
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water bill
|
300
|
167.22
|
132.78
|
|
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internet and cable
|
1190
|
1190
|
0
|
|
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food/grocery
|
6000
|
9589.09
|
-3589.09
|
|
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leisure
|
2000
|
2000
|
0
|
|
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Car Expenditure
|
5000
|
4085.42
|
914.58
|
|
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TOTAL
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15490
|
17031.73
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-2541.73
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November 2014 Summary
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Planned
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Actual
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Surplus
|
|
household
|
electric bill
|
1000
|
1159.62
|
-159.62
|
|
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water bill
|
300
|
183.46
|
116.54
|
|
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internet and cable
|
1190
|
1190
|
0
|
|
|
food/grocery
|
6000
|
7311.5
|
-1311.5
|
|
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leisure
|
2000
|
|
|
|
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Car Expenditure
|
5000
|
3889.37
|
1110.63
|
|
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TOTAL
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15490
|
13733.95
|
-243.95
|
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December 2014 Summary
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Planned
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Actual
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Surplus
|
|
household
|
electric bill
|
1000
|
1062.15
|
-62.15
|
|
|
water bill
|
300
|
183.46
|
116.54
|
|
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internet and cable
|
1190
|
1190
|
0
|
|
|
food/grocery
|
6000
|
6593.69
|
-593.69
|
|
|
leisure
|
2000
|
0
|
2000
|
|
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Car Expenditure
|
5000
|
4573
|
427
|
|
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TOTAL
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15490
|
13602.3
|
1887.7
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I don’t know if 6000Php is really NOT enough for 2 people (and 2 dogs) in
a month. Maybe because we were just cooking what we want and offsetting our food/grocery
expenses with our other expenses. As you can see in our summary sometimes we
were within budget sometimes we were beyond our budget.
So I talked to my husband about this and we both agreed that
we should have a weekly menu to further track our food expenses. I have created
one last night for the following week.
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| Please pardon the hand writing ^_^ |
I posted the menu on our fridge hoping that my husband will follow it diligently.
Hope this method helps! ^_^
