Since my mother's been out of the country for the past 2-3 months, I've been spending more time at my dad' house. This past weekend, I decided to do a tally of Jul-Sept of my expenses vs what I've been spending at my parents' house. The results aren't pretty.
I've spent an average $168/mo ( vs $0 budgeted) for my parents' house expenses since July 1st. In contrast, I've spent $142/mo ( vs $200 budgeted) on myself for food, misc./personal items. It's been a $100/mo setback. Numbers are approximate, not including gas or rare expenses.
So what did I spend almost $500 on at my parents'? Mostly food. Impulse, bulk buying food for a household of ~3.5 adults, some family-size toiletries here and there because the younger siblings refuse to buy it for the household and my dad doesn't really go shopping for stuff.
My goal for October is to get that under control... and start spending my grocery/misc/personal budget where it belongs. Any wonder I don't eat a whole lot?
All that said, bear in mind most of the overage ends up coming from my part time job's checks, which have not been allocated to any other expense or accounted for in any other way. So while I am not moving backwards, I could be moving forward with some more speed.
