Didn't keep track of the cash expenses like last month, so the "unaccounted for" line blew back out to $384. The bottom line is still the same though, so things are fine.

Make sure you are maxing your 401(k) contribution (the limit is $13,000 this year) and are maxing your IRA contribution as well ($3,000 this year). Always shoot to save 50% of your after-tax, after-retirement-contribution income.

Food
$ 418.24 Safeway
$ 20.88 Marks & Spencer
$439.12 (sub-total)

Shelter
$ 1837.33 Rent
$ 216.00 Council Tax (1 Jan - 31 Jan)
$ 121.60 Scottish Youth Hostels
$2174.93 (sub-total)

Transportation
$ 128.00 ScotRail
$ 20.48 Misc. Travel
$148.48 (sub-total)

Utilities
$ 77.95 London Energy (15 Oct - 21 Jan)
$ 39.46 Carphone Warehouse (cell phone) (23 Jan - 22 Feb)
$ 14.95 Yahoo! Website Services (1 Feb - 29 Feb)
$132.36 (sub-total)

Eating Out / Entertainment
$ 18.37 Blockbuster
$ 25.60 Metro Cinema
$ 30.00 Suchard Thai
$ 36.00 Taro
$ 38.40 Tate Britain (Brancusi, Judd)
$ 36.00 Westminster Abbey
$ 25.60 Zipangu
$209.97 (sub-total)

Retail
$ 19.33 Amazon.co.uk
$ 12.67 Boots
$ 83.95 Quote.com
$ 8.50 Post Office
$124.45 (sub-total)

Miscellaneous
$ 121.60 Holmes Place Gym
$ 384.00 (cash withdrawals in February, unaccounted for)
$505.60 (sub-total)
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$3734.91 Grand Total

Consumer Expenditure Survey -- Master Index

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