My new budget starts next week, so I did a preliminary write-up of bills and extras. May will bring DMV for Rubi and insurance. I was hoping for at least one month of no extras, but it won’t be May.

Groceries have come in high at almost $500. I’m not too thrilled with that, but again, the Costco trips include LT food, so I guess it evens out. I need to do better in May. I’ll probably aim for $400 for the 2 of us.

Speaking of groceries, I need to go to the store today. We need milk, salad stuff, and a few other things. I was going to do a Walmart order, but some of the things that I wanted were not available, so I canceled that. I guess I’ll either do Safeway or Bel Air. It depends on which way I go in town. I’d like to stop at the used bookstore, and I need to get gas in the VW. Have any of you done the Walmart delivery? It’s $98 for the year, and they now deliver in our area. I’m considering it, but Walmart isn’t my go-to for things as much as Winco is. But the convenience could be very nice.

I didn’t have any misc. spending so that’s positive, and no coffee or food out. I did buy a very large tarp from Amazon to cover Rubi, but that’s more of a necessity, as we need to keep the roof covered so it doesn’t get sun damage.

My daughter’s birthday is in May, and so I’ll need to budget for that. I’ll probably take her out to lunch.

Today I’m meeting the estate planner again to sign the revised trust papers and affidavit of death that the county needs. Then they will record them with the county. I feel good about getting it done.

Other than that, nothing else is going on, which is my favorite.