We just finished up our 13th month of cruising full-time on our Bristol 29.9.
This month we moved from Port
Washington, NY to
Annapolis, MD where we have settled in to
work the
boat shows (we thought it would be fun), after which we’ll start heading south in earnest.
Below is spending in September:
Groceries/Non-food Groceries/Alcohol: $584.06
Diesel/Gasoline: $30.13
Denatured alcohol for the
Origo: $16.95
Medical: $121.00
Cell phones/data, iCloud
storage, and
Garmin inReach subscription: $87.74
Laundry: $15.50
Showers: $2.00
Amazon Prime: $12.99
Restaurants/Entertainment: $209.36
Uber: $21.84
New York Times subscription: $20.20
Non-owner auto liability
insurance: $62.30 (one time payment for six months of coverage)
Marinas: $510 (three weeks in
Annapolis, paid in advance)
Boat stuff: $189.29 (Aqua Maps,
dinghy nav lights, starboard, tiller extension,
dinghy line, stuff sack)
Clothing: $105
Subscriptions: $33.30
Random: $41 (hair cut, marina tips)
** We also bought a new-to-us dinghy for $500, but
sold our old dinghy for $600 which covered the $500 plus the rental car and gas to pick up the dinghy. I decided not to include it in the monthly total since it was a wash. If we hadn't bought and
sold in the same month, then I would have included it as an expense in the monthly numbers.
Total: $2,062.66
2019 monthly average to date: $3,383.92
2018 monthly average (September - December): $4,465.95
Monthly average since starting to cruise: $3,451.30
I hope this is helpful.