November Round-Up

I'm way over in a lot of categories here. Groceries because I stocked up on some things - hopefully, it will even out over the next few months. Transportation costs and mileage because I drove out to Chapel Hill to buy some local wheat. Entertainment/miscellaneous because it was my birthday and we've been sick. Trash because I had a purging episode - mostly through Craigslist, but some things went into the trash - and also because I was low on trash last month.

Monthly Spending (budgeted amount in parentheses)

• Groceries: $799.95 ($650)

• Transportation: $175.07 ($150)
  

• Energy: $90.33 ($150)

• Utilities: $42.54 ($50)

• Entertainment/Miscellaneous: $510.25 ($400)
  

• Clothes: $0 (no set budget)

• TOTAL: $1,618.14 ($1,400)

The Numbers:

• Trash: 6 bags of trash (13 gallon bags); 1 recycling bin with plastic, metal, and glass; 2 paper grocery sacks of paper
• Miles Driven: approx. 850 (someone pressed the mileage button, so I lost exact count)
  
• Average daily electricity use: 22 kWh
• Average daily water use: 122 gallons
  

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Next Month I'll Be...

• reading Cheap
• watching Who Killed the Electric Car? and probably New Moon :)
• cooking a free range turkey for Thanksgiving
• making a list and checking it twice for Christmas gifts
• working on our service projects for our Gratitude Tree
• getting ready to launch a Sustainable Triangle blog (coming in January)
• preparing for The Conscious Shopper Challenge (stay tuned for more details)