Added a new tab page on the spreadsheet for “cost events” items that happened each month. Hint, they happen more often than you think!
Still in Boot Key Marathon FL with my fellow
boat scum people. My wife and I were at the bar for Happy Hour yesterday and across the bar heard this woman say to her friend "I hate people living out on the
boats. They are just scum!" Met to leave beginning of Feb, but a
medical item got in the way and we realized we were trying to force ourselves to
head to the
Bahamas and this made no sense as we don’t have a schedule. So plan to get out of here in March.
Did grocery,
beer and supply runs as normal dollar wise even though there was big restock trip that has the
freezer packed right now.
Boat costs were high. Replaced our
solar controller (turned out old one wasn’t bad), got a big heavy duty tarp to make into a sun shade for the boat, got a new nav chip for
chartplotter, replaced a macerator
pump and got a spare. Plus a whole of those little “not counting things that add up to real $$)
Fuel was gas for the
dinghy and
Honda.
Marina costs were a month’s
mooring in Marathon/Boot Key.
Medical were doctor visits and transportation costs involved to get there. Plus, monthly ACA plan payment that went up $55/mo. this year.
Transportation and travel costs were a rental car/gas/tolls.
Gifts include some birthday gifts and the return of some of our
Christmas gifts
The total expenses were $4,530.11. Cost breakdown as follows for planners and hecklers:
Food, soda, alcohol,
clothing, sundries - $ 1229.91
Boat upgrades,
repairs,
maintenance - $ 1453.06
Fuel (diesel, gas, propane) - $ 53.89
Dining and drinking out - $ 585.91
Entertainment - $ 34.50
Communication,
storage,
shipping - $ 123.54
Fees – $ -62.10
Marina - $ 348.30
Electric - $ 0
Medical - $ 483.95
Transportation and travel - $ 230.19
Gifts - $ 43.96
Water - $ 5