The 2005 Year End Expendatures

Our year ending expenses came to $20,175.05. This is for 8 months. This is all out going monies for all items. A little breakdown of our monthly average would go something like this-

$64.86 Cell Phone

$92.38 Satelite Internet

$226.73 Groceries, edible

$171.89 Personal, Non food Items

$36.97 Clothing

$111.13 Eat Out

$24.68 Laundry

$66.36 Prescriptions

$46.28 Sightseeing/Entertainment, golf

$21.13 Membership, Seminars, Church

$227.26 RV Parking

$125.93 RV Supplies

$22.25 Postage Deposit

$93.22 Car Gas

$291.47 RV Gas

$19.91 Propane

$13.94 Cat Litter/Food

$150.50 Shirley's Health Insurance

The above totaled $14,455.07 ($1806.88 monthly average) is for the year. Car/rv maintance includes the yearly trip to the Ford house for the rv and all oil, washer fluid, car battery, etc. Repairs are not included. This is budged items with gas varying to $3.00 per gallon.

The following item are listed separately for convience as they are one or two times a year payments.

$80.00 Good Sam ERS

$70.00 Escapees Membership

$85.00 Mail Forwarding

$1015.00 Good Sam Warranty

$1478.00 RV/Car Insurance (6 months)

$80.00 Dentist Appointment

$70.00 Eye Exam

The above totaled $2876.00 for the year. Two items are not shown.

Rv, car and tow dolley repairs-

$850.00

$990.37

$75.50

$82.50

$551.68

$112.67

$180.57

The above totaled $2843.98. This is repair items including the solar batteries, brake controller for the tow dolley, dolley tires, rv water pump repair, etc. We had to have a new brake controller as the first one installed did not work properly.

Total mileage driven by the two vehicles:

6665 rv miles 9228 car
The rv gets 7 mpg (7k miles with tow in '05), the car 28 mpg.

The above items added together total the $20,175.05 for eight (8) months and is the total expended for the year.