A native Californian transplanted in southern Illinois.The results are in. Here is how I did:
With 2 extra people in the house, my grocery spending was way over budget.
Cash allowance was over due to a planned outing this coming weekend.
June 2011 Budget Report
July 1st, 2011 at 11:24 pm
July 2nd, 2011 at 01:24 am 1309569885
July 2nd, 2011 at 01:43 am 1309571014
Some of the overages were planned and covered by extra income. Some of them were not planned and will have to be covered by cutting back elsewhere.
Also, I keep about 1 paycheck sitting in my checking account. When I underspend, it builds up. When I overspend, it goes down.
I have some "wiggle", but not a whole lot. Knowing this helps me watch my spending.
I try to not dip into savings accounts.
September 28th, 2011 at 03:19 pm 1317223172
October 3rd, 2011 at 07:40 pm 1317670841
How did you upload your spreadsheet?
October 3rd, 2011 at 07:59 pm 1317671943
I use the "paint" accessory (start-all programs-accessories-paint). I copy and paste from my spreadsheet into paint, then save the file. Then when I post a new blog entry, towards the bottom of the page, I click on the "browse" button and select the file I made with paint. After, there will be an image number displayed, I cut and paste that into my blog entry.
It sounds more complicated than it is.