Re: total spent per year

[http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert (Robert)]

 > From: http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert (Robert)
 > Date: Sat, 15 Jan 2011 10:54:10 -0800
 >
 >  > From: http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert (Robert)
 >  > Date: Sat, 05 Jun 2010 10:03:26 -0700
 >  >
 >  > Forgot about ATM withdrawls.  With those, it's ~$36k.
 > 
 > According to my credit union's Intuit's Financeworks, I spent $5509/month.
 > (That includes the ~$3200 for the natural garden/lawn replacement and my
 > $5000 IRA contribution.)
 > 
 > Assuming that the $3200 for home repairs/improvements is typical, I must
 > reduce my retirement contributions to compensate.
 > 
 > This of course doesn't include any tax refunds we may ultimately get.
 > 
 > So, this means I spend about $66k/year.

Actually, this last year has only been $3542/month (excluding the
above-mentioned lawn replacement).

It looks like, for the biggest expense, monthly mortgage payment and
property taxes, I spend $1554/month -- a little over half the total spent
per month.

So, spending's been lesser overall this.