{"id":2734,"date":"2013-01-16T22:50:24","date_gmt":"2013-01-17T03:50:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/journal2.alanv.org\/?p=2734"},"modified":"2016-05-31T17:46:39","modified_gmt":"2016-05-31T21:46:39","slug":"birthday-and-budget","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/journal2.alanv.org\/?p=2734","title":{"rendered":"Birthday and budget"},"content":{"rendered":"

I had a birthday! It was awesome. There was dinner at Szechwan Gourmet, tuxedo chocolate mousse cake, and board games with friends. I blew out all 26 candles in one go… does that mean my wish comes true? :D
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Anyway, it’s a new year, and I’ve compiled my yearly budget overview (from my monthly spreadsheets that track every dollar I spend). It’s quite interesting.<\/p>\n

This year’s total expenditures is $12,356.83, which is a slight increase from last year’s $11,664.02. It’s a bit more than half of 2009’s year in San Francisco, which was $22,757.64.<\/p>\n

The largest average category of expenditures (besides rent, of course) is food at $281.57\/month, followed by “Transit” (airplane tickets, bus fare, train tickets) at an average of $86.58\/month.
\nNaturally, that category also has the largest variance, ranging between $0 and nearly $600 in different months. Food ranged between $226.11 and $457.59 (if you ignore June, which I spent in Thailand, resulting in a $0 food expenditure for the month).
\nThe lowest variance is my “Personal” category (DVDs, music, card games, KoL donations), which averages $49.97\/month and ranged between $49.63 and $50\/month. (I limit this category to $50\/month, so this is not a surprising thing.)<\/p>\n

It’s actually amusing to look at the differences in averages between this year and 2009 (my last full year in San Francisco). Rent is now $491.71, from $1587.05, but food is now $281.57 from $110.96. This is probably because I’ve been eating better plus the higher food prices in Pittsburgh.<\/p>\n

Yay spreadsheets. I guess I’m over $1000\/month on average now, but it’s good to know I’m still around that.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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