I do love a solid excel analysis once in a while, but I don’t want to download from the multiple places where we have money and transactions every month. Mint is doing that nicely, though I do need to get DH’s accounts added in. And then simplify the budget categories because at this point, I really don’t need separate “utilities” and “groceries” budgets. They’re both going to get paid for.
Today’s expenditure is the kind I need to track though: $25k and change for a new-to-us 2019 Ford Fusion Hybrid. More than we had originally hoped to spend, and DH decided he wanted the extended warranty for peace of mind. All good because we can afford it. I got the sense that people walking in with a cashier’s check for the full amount wasn’t completely unheard-of, but was a little unusual.
ThyPeace, next is the $150k wall project to keep our house from sliding into the neighbor’s yard and the house above ours from sliding into our yard. All the hauling and heavy work has to be done by hand because of the layout of the neighborhood. And we live in one of those ridiculously high cost of living places. Fun stuff.