It's time to start digging up those Squirrelled Nuts!!!!

westv

Sea_Shell said:

Well, we've done our last shop of the year, so 2023 spends are now "closed".

£16,060

And that includes the thick end of £1000 for physio, prescriptions and dental.   The joys of getting older 😲😱

I thought prescriptions were free for over 60s.

FIREDreamer

westv said:

Sea_Shell said:

Well, we've done our last shop of the year, so 2023 spends are now "closed".

£16,060

And that includes the thick end of £1000 for physio, prescriptions and dental.   The joys of getting older 😲😱

I thought prescriptions were free for over 60s.

They’re only mid and late 50s I think.

Sea_Shell

westv said:

Sea_Shell said:

Well, we've done our last shop of the year, so 2023 spends are now "closed".

£16,060

And that includes the thick end of £1000 for physio, prescriptions and dental.   The joys of getting older 😲😱

I thought prescriptions were free for over 60s.

Cheeky 😜

We're not that old!

Daffodil1234

£16,060 is impressive, SeaShell!   Can I ask, is that to cover spends for 2 adults, or just 1 of you ?

Sea_Shell

Daffodil1234 said:

£16,060 is impressive, SeaShell!   Can I ask, is that to cover spends for 2 adults, or just 1 of you ?

It's for both of us.

I'll go dig out the breakdown...

Sea_Shell

Bills	3861.67
Holidays/Ente	3434.29
Car Expenses	1107.91
Groceries	2768.58
Household	1227.21
Health/Beauty	1964.56
Clothes/Shoes	235.44
Fuel	522.77
Gifts/Cards	556.74
Bank/ISA Fees	278.06
Phones/Calls	103.53
	16060.76

Sea_Shell

oops that layout went a bit awry

michaels

FIREDreamer said:

westv said:

Sea_Shell said:

Well, we've done our last shop of the year, so 2023 spends are now "closed".

£16,060

And that includes the thick end of £1000 for physio, prescriptions and dental.   The joys of getting older 😲😱

I thought prescriptions were free for over 60s.

They’re only mid and late 50s I think.

SS always strikes me as being in her 40s

WYSPECIAL

Inspiring figures, thanks for sharing.
Is “groceries” just food?
What goes into the categories “household”and “health and beauty” ?

michaels

Sea_Shell said:

Bills	3861.67
Holidays/Ente	3434.29
Car Expenses	1107.91
Groceries	2768.58
Household	1227.21
Health/Beauty	1964.56
Clothes/Shoes	235.44
Fuel	522.77
Gifts/Cards	556.74
Bank/ISA Fees	278.06
Phones/Calls	103.53
	16060.76

Very neat.

I always include 'accruals' for things like house repairs, car replacement etc in my accounts even if they have not been spent so I have a better view of expenditure vs income.