Aug 9, 2010
This is Ridiculous
You know, credit card annual summaries are both really nifty and REALLY SCARY. On one hand, it’s kinda fun and cool to see your expenses all broken down by category, and remember what you did over the past year. But then... I SPENT $6,221.30 ON ONE CREDIT CARD LAST YEAR. And no, I’m not joking. That’s the actual number. It makes you shudder, doesn’t it? It gets worse when you realize that that’s almost HALF of my annual income. I spent $555 on gas, $140 on tolls, $1,544.65 on “merchandise” (thank god this includes groceries!). It’s like a train wreck… I just can’t stop looking. Ok, so in my defense, I charge EVERYTHING to get the points (like seriously... there are a number of $1 charges on here) and pay off my bill in full each month. But still... six thousand dollars??!!
3 comments:
Do you use Mint.com? Mint give you a snapshot with a piechard to show where all of your money goes in various categories. So does WellsFargo, which is who I bank through. I ended up spending
$222 on eating out in October. And I'm sure that wasn't all of my charges since some went under alchohol. It's crazy how that adds up.
I bet you money that I spent way more than that on my credit card last year... and I like to think that I'm frugal. Stuff adds up really fast! As long as you can pay it off each month...
Nice blog! I like the way that you have your money under control at such a young age. Stuff does add up even when you think that you are really watching it.
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