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Wednesday, November 30, 2011

November expenses

November turned out okay for us. Still well under our budget of $1,000 per month, November came in at a total of $879.17. Nothing out of the ordinary, so here's the details...

Gasoline: Spent $117.57 on gasoline. Will probably be slightly higher than that for December, but not by much.

Propane: Didn't have to fill up. Will need a fill up within the next week or so though, so there will be an expense for December. Doesn't matter...propane is so cheap here.

Groceries: Spent only $175.18 on groceries. That's after spending only $168.69 on groceries in the month of October. And you know we eat well, and we don't eat out often. Groceries are cheap here.

Alcohol: Spent $89.10 on booze. That's the cheapest month since last December.

Miscellaneous: Another decently cheap month, however we don't have Whiskey anymore, and a lot of doggie expenses had been piling into this category. Spent a total of $114.74, and that included a beach umbrella that we bought, as well as our travel expenses for our long weekend in Mazatlan.

Entertainment: $101.02, and that includes meals out for the month.

Overnight expenses: Definitely higher than normal, at $262.47. But we knew this trip was going to be a little more expensive in this regard, plus we made the decision to splurge a little in the last few days. December should be cheaper.

So there you have it...more than two full months in Mexico, for total expenses of less than $800 per month average.

5 comments:

  1. It's wonderful that you can live so cheaply in Mexico and still enjoy yourself in a beautiful warm place.

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  2. I really appreciate you guys publishing your expenses and discussing you costs in general. Thanks.

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  3. Amazing! Makes me wonder why Mexican people want to come to the US to live. They must like our high prices.

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  4. Thanks for posting real world expenses. It lets us dreamers know what can be accomplished and how much living and fun can be had within a certain budget.

    Todd

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  5. So happy to find such detail on many aspects of living full time in a motor home! In beginning stages of preparation for building my own and going surfing in Mexico. You have been so helpful. Thank you!

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