Monthly Expenses – October 2019
Total: $3910.33
Giving a weekly cost of $882.97 Overall weekly average of $866.73
Fuel
KM Travelled: 3708km
Litres / 100Km: 15.11 L/100km
Fuel Total: $983.82
Eating Out
Eating out: $251.00
Quick lunches: $120.65
Coffee, snacks & ice creams: $59.90
Eating Out Total: $431.55
Groceries
Groceries: $968.08
Wine & Alcohol: $231.97
Groceries Total: $1200.05
Accomodation
Free Camps and Donation: $10
10 x Nights
Low-Cost Campsites: $145.00
11 x Nights
Campsites over $20: $333.00
10 x Nights
Accomodation Total: $488.00
Tours & Attractions
Tourist attractions & tours: $438.50
Souvineers & gifts: $67.77
Tours & Attractions Total: $506.27
Other
Hardware & Camping supplies: $164.94
Gas bottle refills: $65.00
Miscellaneous: $70.50
Other Total: $300.44
Comments:
We didn’t expect this month to be quite so high. Overall, we are still on budget, but we had no costly expenses this month like previous months with flights home, expensive tours etc.
Our grocery cost was high this month, we put that down to shopping in small remote towns. We have been in North West Queensland this month and by mid October temperatures regularly surpassed 40 degrees. We have still been mostly free or low cost camping, but we also splurged a few nights with powered sites to run the air-con.
Although the monthly total is higher than expected, our weekly average over the whole year is exactly where we like it, around $850.
Well done, Marilyn and myself are happy if we can stay below $1000 a week which is our super. If we exceed this then we are dipping into our retirement cunning kick, some times it’s difficult when you have the home base to consider. Both of you are going great look forward to getting together on the road soon.
Hi Roger and Marilyn, finances are a juggling act. We are always thinking, we are always conscious of funds. But, we are also not going to miss out on anything really special because its expensive. Thankfully, we are keeping to budget, but we could easily relax and let it “blow out”
Hoping to catch up with you guys on the road soon too 😍
Look forward to these updates as we will be setting off in February and have saved a modest amount and will eventually work somewhere. I am so glad to see the alcohol bill is what we believe sustainable and realistic as we love a drink. 👍
Hi Neil, We hope our expenses might be helpful with your planning. As for alcohol costs, just like you, we do love a drink. Remember though, there are no “Dan Murphy” or “First Choice” out west, so the alcohol costs are higher than they would be at home. February will be here before you know it! Safe travels