Looking at my budget for the first of the year, I’m challenging myself to create this little list of Needs, Wants and Likes. This list was an idea that I got from listening to The Minimalist Podcast…and I think it will be fun. They said to take your budget with all of the expenses and put everything into one of the three categories, so here we go:
NEED
- FOOD $13,745.00
- INTERNET $1,658.09
- ELECTRICITY $2,705.66
- CITY WATER $1,162.54
- HOUSING $24,632.08
- MATT’S GAS $955.88
- TAHOE MAINT. $1,005.34
- PARKING/UBER $89.27
- HEALTH INSURANCE $9,399.56
- AUTO INSURANCE $1,710.02
- MATT HAIRCUT, FACE, TEETH $451.50
- MEAGAN & MADDIE HAIR, FACE, NAIL, TEETH $948.76
WANT
- EATING OUT $1,741.79
- GYM MEMBERSHIP (M&M) $821.00
- 20 YR TERM LIFE INSURANCE $626.53
- DENTAL INSURANCE $1,832.75
- HOME IMPROVEMENT, LOWES, GARDEN PLANTS $2,940.51
- MATT FUN MONEY: CELL DATA, WEBSITE FEES, FUN $1,410.93
- MEAGAN FUN MONEY: $973.87
LIKE
- ‘ROSIE’ CAT, VET & FOOD $1,027.92
- POOL MEMBERSHIP ?
- DISCRETIONARY (CHICKENS, FISH, HAMSTER, MADDIE) $3,107.32
- STUFF FORGOTTEN TO BUDGET, XMAS, B-DAYS, TAX $15,831.26
- DRYCLEANING $18.33
These totals were found by adding up 2020 spending plan worksheets. I added the monthly totals into a year total amount.
