I’ve decided to cut down on the frequency of Savings update from here, possibly every quarter instead of every month. I wouldn’t call it a tough decision. It’s quite boring to write about how much I am saving and my expenses. However, I don’t want to stop writing about it for two reasons — one is to keep myself accountable […]
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Savings Update – Jan 2019
The last saving update I made was in September 2018. Yikes! I need to be more consistent in my writings as I am with my savings. Not complaining though 😋 Expenses Rent & Bill 4,000 Dining Out 2,000 Entertainment 1,500 Transport 2,300 Clothes 0 Sports Activities 4000 EMI 54,000 Total 67,800 I’ve added a new category “Sport Activities” as I’ve […]
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It’s again that time of the month for monthly budgets, updating spreadsheets and making investments. Expenses Rent & Bill 4,000 Dining Out 2,000 Entertainment 1,500 Transport 2,600 Clothes 2,000 Gifts 2,500 EMI 54,000 Total 68,600 Barista FI Funds required as of: June 2018: 17LAugust 2018: 15.5LSeptember: 15.4L As suspected in my previous August update, I couldn’t save much this month […]
read moreSavings Update – August 2018
It’s mid August when I first started drafting this post and it’s still raining heavily here. August has been turbulent and even that would be an understatement. Expenses Rent & Bill 16,000 Groceries 3,800 Dining out 1,000 Entertainment 0 Transport 2,000 Phone 40,000 Total 62,000 My phone stopped working and I had to purchase a new device. Over the last […]
read moreSavings Update – June 2018
Since I started my quest to educate friends on how they can save and invest, a surprising byproduct has been my aggressive and rigorous tracking of expenses and savings. While I worked at my previous firm we would keep on saying that track and measure impact. It had been ingrained that I can measure impact and work to improve things […]
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