October 2009 Results
Campground Fees $690.40 (22.27 per day) - Budget $450.00
Our budget is based on camping for about $15 per night. We were well over that in October mostly due to the nightly fee during the 2009 RV-Dreams Rally at Buckhorn Lake Resort. We hold our rallies at nice RV parks with good rally facilities, but they are usually priced higher than places we would normally stay. In this case, we stayed at Buckhorn nine nights and paid about twice what we would normally pay. Of course, at the end of the year, we will likely classify those nine nights as a business expense. :)
With that said, as we travel east there are far fewer wide open spaces for boondocking, so our average nightly rate will probably be up around $20 for the rest of the year.
RV Clubs $0.00 - Budget $0.00
RV Insurance $0.00 - Budget $0.00
Propane $30.00 - Budget $20.00
Cell Phones $80.87 - Budget $90.00
Satellite Internet $0.00 - Budget $0.00
Note: Satellite internet is not included in our regular expenses. We classify it as a business expense. We paid $798 in December 2008 for all of 2009.
RV Taxes/Registration $0.00 - Budget $0.00
Satellite TV $84.34 - Budget $85.00
RV Maintenance $0.00 - Budget $50.00
Diesel $393.67 - Budget $350.00
We drove the truck 1,247 miles in September. Most of that, 1,200 miles, was towing. That's about 200 more miles a month than we like to travel when in full travel mode. :)
Gas $193.88 - Budget $200.00
We drove the Jeep 1,814 miles in September. Most of that, 1,235 was traveling and 579 was in local exploring.
Truck Maintenance $0.00 - Budget $35.00
Jeep Maintenance $0.00 - Budget $20.00
Truck Insurance $0.00 - Budget $0.00
Jeep Insurance $0.00 - Budget $0.00
Truck Taxes/Registration $0.00 - Budget $0.00
Jeep Taxes/Registration $0.00 - Budget $0.00
Groceries & Dining Out $343.51 ($11.08 per day) - Budget $450.00
Our Groceries & Dining Out budget for 2009 is the same as for 2008. It's based on $12 per day per month for groceries PLUS $90 for dining out.
We did pretty good in October.
Laundry, Clothing, Hair Care $204.98 - Budget $75.00
Laundry was only about $25 in October. The rest of the expenses were for some jeans for Linda, a rare salon haircut for Linda, and her once-every-three-year trip to the store for .... uh, supportive undergarments. :)
Entertainment $35.00 - Budget $200.00
One round of golf and a state park entrance fee.
Insurance - Health, Life, Umbrella, Etc. $154.66 - Budget $220.00
Budgeted for our health insurance to go up with the annual renewal. However, the premiums were going up much more than budgeted. So we changed plans and actually had a premium reduction with no loss in coverage.
Medical & Dental Expenses $93.22 - Budget $50.00
Had a few expenses associated with my sudden nosebleed episode right before the Rally. I suspect we'll see much higher expenses when we get the hospital bill in the next month or so.
Miscellaneous $166.22 - Budget $150.00
Bought a new air compressor hose, some insecticide, and some insect repellant. Also, made a $100 charitable contribution on the behalf of a nephew. :)
Emergencies/Budget Cushion $0.00 - Budget $300.00
Totals $2,470.75 ($79.70 per day) for normal living expenses - Budget $2,445.00
Totals with Emergencies/Budget Cushion $2,470.75 - Budget $2,745.00.
It was a good month considering the large overages in Campground Fees and Laundry, Clothing, & Hair.
For the year, we are $2,202 under budget on normal living expenses and $4,395 under in total.
For a look at the numbers through October 2009, go to Our 2009 Actual Expenses. To see our budget month-by-month click on Our 2009 Budget.
On the business side, we had net profit of $4,032. You can see the breakdown on the 2009 Business Financial Summary page.
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