I should note that I still use 1.6 as my exchange rate, just for the sake of continuity. The Pound has appreciated about 12.5% since we arrived here. (See chart at the foot of the page.)
We were both out of the country for the bulk of December, so the comparisons are kind of meaningless this month.
Food
$149.42 Safeway
$149.42 (sub-total)
Shelter
$1837.33 Rent
$ 216.00 Council Tax (11/1 - 11/30)
$2053.33 (sub-total)
Transportation
$421.58 Expedia.com (NWA, Roundtrip London to Atlanta)
$120.48 London Transit (monthly pass)
$ 35.20 Gatwick Express
$ 26.56 Misc. Travel
$603.82 (sub-total)
Utilities
$12.43 Cell phone (11/23 - 12/22)
$14.95 Yahoo! Website Services (12/1 - 12/31)
$27.38 (sub-total)
Eating Out / Entertainment
$31.68 Arigato
$18.56 Warner Village Cinema
$50.24 (sub-total)
Retail
$ 78.40 Alessi
$ 24.37 Amazon.co.uk
$ 5.82 Atlanta Airport Concessions
$ 22.53 AT&T Calling Card
$ 12.78 Blockbuster
$ 11.75 ExxonMobil
$ 90.48 Fortnum & Mason
$ 27.74 Gatwick Airport Shop
$ 11.18 Heathrow Airport Shop
$ 74.88 IKEA
$ 15.98 ModelZone
$ 17.35 OfficeMax
$ 35.18 Paddington Bear
$ 81.95 Quote.com
$ 30.32 Shanghai XingXueHai Economic
$540.71 (sub-total)
Miscellaneous
$1,120.00 cash spent in China
$ 400.00 (cash withdrawals in December, unaccounted for)
$ 121.60 Holmes Place Gym
$ 95.00 cash spent in America
$ 60.00 (Annual fee, United credit card (forgot to cancel))
$1796.60 (sub-total)
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$5221.50 Grand Total
Consumer Expenditure Survey -- Master Index
- November 2003 -- London
- October 2003 -- London
- September 2003 -- London
- August 2003 -- London
- July 2003 -- London
- June 2003 -- London
- May 2003 -- London
- April 2003 -- London
- March 2003 -- London
- January 2003 -- Chicago
- December 2002 -- Chicago
- November 2002 -- Chicago
- October 2002 -- Chicago
British Pound, Daily Chart
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