There are a lot of one-time costs associated with this chart that are hopefully more inflated than they’ll regularly be. Suffice it to say that I overspent this month by a decent, though not atrocious margin. Still, this included bills for kidney stone procedures (had a doozy of one come in during debate last night, which was exactly as much fun as you’d guess) and Prius service and upfront costs for my cell phone and this website.

Of course, all of this will matter a bit less if I manage to get that job. Though then the transportation costs will also spike. Everything in life is about trade-offs. Hopefully ones that still outpace their drawbacks.

Goal for November: get Recreation above 1.4%.