Mrs 15 HWW always told me that January is the period when she would feel poor and fat. Which I tend to disagree openly and agree quietly. =p There’s her birthday, her dad’s birthday, her uncle’s birthday, new year celebrations and this year, even CNY celebrations came early too in January. In short, it’s a month of spending and feasting.

I don’t think I am a tightwad and I have been even pretty nonchalant about budgeting. Although I record expenses religiously, I have rarely put off an expense just because I feel we have been spending too much. (At least not openly). But boy was I shocked when I tallied up the expenses for this month.

$5,013! That’s at least $1,000 more than the average! But then not somewhat surprising after you have seen the detailed and bloodied breakdown for this month’s expenses: 

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Eating Out: $742.55

Hawker ($262.50) – Considerably high (Read more...)