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For planners, budgeters, wannabes, and hecklers below is real amount spent in month 68 of living and cruising on my boat. Included in this month is a haul out and bottom painting and a week condo stay vacation.
Total for the month $6,104.95
Feel free to pick and chose, change, delete, or whatever to make a number you want. If anyone wants the spreadsheet with all 68 months and notes they can email me at svrubberducky 'at' gmail,com
- General Living - Food, soda, alcohol, clothing, sundries, other - $ 965.50
- Boat costs - upgrades, repairs, maintenance - $ 2,369.73 Haul out/launch, power wash, blocking, environmental fee $561.97. Sanding and bottom paint not including paint $850.50. Yard labor to remove and install cutlass bearing $295.63. Three nights in motel because of heat and paint fumes $277.52. Shaft coupling that I didn’t use and will return $143
- Fuel (diesel, gas, propane) - $ 9.81
- Dining and drinking out - $ 1,196.06. Week vacation plus more eating out while boat hauled out
- Entertainment - $ 256.70
- Communication, storage, shipping - $ 97.50
- Fees - $ (70.28) money back on credit card
- Marina - $ 357.51
- Electric - $ 31.19
- Medical - $ 31.19
- Transportation and travel - $ 587.98. Gas to go on vacation and 2 tires for car
- Boat Insurance - $ 83.08
Total for the month $6,104.95
Feel free to pick and chose, change, delete, or whatever to make a number you want. If anyone wants the spreadsheet with all 68 months and notes they can email me at svrubberducky 'at' gmail,com