August Expenses

Better get this posted before I forget. A pretty good month, really. Especially considering that this is the year both Sherman (our motorhome) and the little blue car have both needed a fair  bit of maintenance work. Once again, I'm glad that I can do the majority of this work myself and save on the labor costs.

Oh, and there's more motorhome expense coming up this month.

I have an appointment on Tuesday to take him into a local shop for his mandatory insurance inspection in order to get him officially licensed in Saskatchewan. The inspection itself will cost $220 plus tax ($22) and then they'll tell me what work needs to be done, if any. That crack in his right windshield may not pass. They have some awfully complicated rules regarding windshield cracks, so we'll see.

Anyhow, let's get to our August re-cap.

We spent a total of $1,290. Not bad, considering that includes the $359 for the materials for Sherman's roof.

Here's how it all broke down...

Fuel: $36 for our monthly fill up for the little blue car.

Groceries: A much better month in this department. Only $413 as we start using things up from stocking up in the first couple of months of our time here. If we can come in at around the $400 mark for September, Ruth will have managed our food budget very well during our time here this summer.

Miscellaneous: At $492, a little higher than we would have liked. But we bought Ruth a little replacement camera at just over $200. Plus our monthly internet bill ($119) and car insurance ($55) and a couple of other small items

Motorhome: $359 for the rubber roof coating material for Sherman.

Just about every month this year has been higher than we would typically like it to be. This turned out to be the year where both of our vehicles needed maintenance and repair, and our electronics started falling apart as well and we had to replace both laptops and a camera. But everything is pretty much done now, so hopefully our expenses for the balance of the year can be concentrated on travel!

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