April numbers are in

Here's my spending rundown for the month with average daily spending for each category. Yikes, I did not do so well this month.

Average daily spending for 2015: $18.43

$12.56 a day on Groceries. Total for April $377.66
94 cents a day on Cleaning. Total $27.97
$1.33 a day on Toiletries. Total $39.94
$1.37 a day on Gifts. Total $41.59
$1.28 a day on Food out. Total $38.49
$1.98 a day on Pets. Total $59.49
62 cents a day on Clothing. Total $18.27
$1.21 a day on Stuff. Total $36.64
$1.13 a day on Garden. Total $33.76

Average daily spending for April: $22.46
ONLY 4 NO SPEND days

I'm glad to see my average daily spending for food sticking around the $12 a day mark.
Jan. $11.36 a day groceries.

Feb. $11.53 a day groceries.
Mar. $12.83 a day groceries.
Apr. $12.56 a day groceries.
The average is trending up buy my average daily spending for the year on groceries is roughly $12.07 a day. I guess my blog title still fits.

The spending in all the other categories really shot up this month though. I admitted it early on however, I did not do a great job with "planned" spending this month but rather I indulged in considerably more impulse spending than I would have liked. My numbers are proof of that. I also added a category to my spending with the gardening season beginning. I don't regret a single gardening purchase that I made ($33.76 worth) but that's a whole other $1.13 a day I spent in April that I didn't spend at any other time. I am not happy with an overall $18.43 a day average for spending this year. I must get that down next month. If I come in under $18 a day at the end of May I will be happy.

My spending goals for May, as of right now, are to only use four spending categories. Groceries is a given, after than I'm not sure what other three I'll need. Ah, pets will for sure be one of them too. Again, I want my average daily spending for the year to be under $18 a day. With an average daily spending of $16.90/ Jan, $18.10/ Feb, $16.20/ Mar & $22.46/ Apr; I'd like to be much closer to a low $16 a day average for May.

April 2015 Total: $673.81
Groceries $ 13.74    4.30
Groceries $5.99    4.29
A birthday gift $14.45    4.29
Diaper detergent $9.53    4.29
NO SPEND day 39    4.28
NO SPEND day 38    4.27
Groceries $1.57    4.26
Two furnace filters $12.15    4.25
Toiletries $9.94    4.25
Dish soap $3.31    4.25
Cat litter $5.70    4.25
Groceries $79.63   4.25
Groceries $23.32    4.24
Groceries $6.99    4.23
Arby's $12.79    4.23
Lunch $4.74    4.22
Lunch $7.91    4.21
Groceries $15.13    4.20
Shoes for Abe $18.27    4.19
NO SPEND day 37    4.18
Dog food $25.43    4.17
Dollar store $3.18    4.17
Dirt $15.00    4.17
Mulch $14.98    4.17
Random groceries (I lost the receipt) $45
Pet stuff $3.99    4.16
Groceries $19.47    4.16
Grape plant $4.72    4.15
Groceries $8.03    4.15
Dirt and seeds $5.37    4.14
Groceries $11.57    4.14
Seeds $8.67    4.13
Groceries $26.91    4.12
NO SPEND day 36    4.11
Groceries $4.94    4.10
Coffee $1.79    4.10
Cat food $24.37    4.9
Groceries $23.56    4.8
Light bulbs $4.49    4.7
Groceries $8.91    4.7
Dish soap $2.98    4.7
Stop at the dollar store $4.24    4.6
Coffee and a dollar added to dinner tip $2.79    4.6
Groceries $15.07     4.5
Bird feeder, suet, light bulbs $10.74     4.5
Easter basket fillins $4.02    4.4
Food $4    4.3
A birthday gift $10.98    4.2
Toilet paper $30    4.2
Groceries $40.42    4.2
Candy for a missionary $12.14    4.2
Groceries $23.41    4.1
Little yard tools for little Abe $3.50    4.1
Ice cream $8.47    4.1