I keep very close track of our expenses, and here's the monthly report for October. I thought people might be interested to see our true "cost of living."

Food
$318.23 Sam's Club
$ 95.43 Whole Foods
$ 85.44 Jewel-Osco
$ 41.73 White Hen Pantry (mainly milk and water)
$540.83 (sub-total)

Shelter
$1095.00 Rent

Transportation
$369.91 Car loan payment
$125.00 Car parking space (expired cost)
$ 90.00 Car insurance (expired cost)
$ 11.00 Cab fare
$ 10.00 Subway card replenishment
$605.91 (sub-total)

Utilities
$26.43 Electric
$24.83 Cell phone
$24.52 Phone
$75.78 (sub-total)

Eating Out
$12.00 Boston Blackies
$20.40 Hema's Kitchen
$26.00 Hi Ricky
$16.92 (some place in Old Town)
$75.32 (sub-total)

Retail
$13.04 Ace Hardware
$21.75 Body Shop
$13.00 Border's Bookstore
$15.20 Eddie Bauer
$35.10 Frame Hamlet
$24.50 Graphik Dimensions
$20.75 Home Depot
$21.74 Linens 'N Things
$63.96 Marshall Field's
$20.60 Northwestern Cutlery
$ 0.54 Order From Horder
$23.45 Salamida's Marinades
$10.82 (some shop in Chinatown)
$87.00 Tiffany
$16.69 Walgreen's
$388.14 (sub-total)

Miscellaneous
$125.00 U. Chicago Business School (reimbursable)
$ 62.50 Investment Analyst's Society of Chicago (annual dinner)
$ 27.00 Haircut (LLP)
$ 25.75 Laundry
$ 24.00 National Geographic subscription renewal
$ 20.00 Haircut (me)
$ 14.95 Yahoo! Website Services
$ 14.57 US Postal Service
$ 3.60 Dunkin' Donuts (coffee)
$ 3.00 Car wash
$ 2.00 Coat check tips
$ 0.50 Metered parking
$322.87 (sub-total)
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$3103.85 Grand Total

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