My June budget starts next week. I have everything in except our AAA membership that isn’t on autopay. I think I’ll do that Monday or Tuesday and put it on autopay for next year. It makes things much easier for me.
Our PGE bill went down to the lowest it will be at $163. That’s with no coolers, no heaters, just the dryer some of the time. We line dry what we can this time of year, but still need to fluff in the dryer. We’re on the balanced payment plan, so we pay the average for the year, which is @ $300 a month. Quite high for such a small house.
Regular groceries came in at under $600, so I’m pleased with that. This time, I went back through receipts and took off long-term pantry items, and it made a difference in how the grocery bill looked. For example, the organic ground beef is almost $20, but that will last over 5 months, as we don’t use that much. Same with toothpaste, which is a 5-pack, so 5 months probably. Anyway, I was pleased.
We did pick up the VW. My daughter put a big chunk on her CC, and I paid $600 cash that I had in my cash envelope, for auto maintenance. After that, I splurged on a Quick Quake car wash for her. She looks very shiny now. It drove well. The owner of the auto place said there was some belt squeaking, but he couldn’t quite figure out where, so he said if it got worse, to bring it back in. I certainly hope it’s not another thing at this point.
After my Velcade shot, I went down to the gym since I was already in Roseville. I had planned to go into WinCo again, since I need Ball jar lids, but decided it could wait. So it ended up as a no-spend day. We ended up with 16 no-spend days. So all in all, I’m pleased.
Tahoe Girl 
Glad your car is driving well now so whether you keep it or sell it you know it is fixed. I’ve put everything I can on autopay & email notification so I don’t have to write checks or be concerned that the bill was lost in the mail. I did make a list of where things were being paid from so we both would know.
oh.. the list idea is good. I’d better go back and do that too. Thanks for the tip.
Reading about your grocery expenditures reassured me, as I look at ours, that it is not a matter of our not shopping “thoughtfully” or making the most of what we have. It is the damn price of food! Thank you, Chris! I really needed that reminder!
Food is so expensive. I hope though that some of the price increases pushes people away from the jerk in the white house.