Unexpected Expensive Month
March is turning out to be one of those months I dread. Several unexpected expenses have manifested themselves:
- Wife broke off part of a tooth: $280 for dentist visit and new filling
- Clothes dryer just stopped working: $50 for repairman visit to tell us we need a new clothes dryer. $490 for new clothes dryer.
- Medical procedure for dog: $180
So, combine those with the $125+ we’re paying for a weekend vacation (which wasn’t unexpected, but previously committed to), and we’re up to $1,125 over what we typically spend in any given month.
Fortunately, we have our well endowed emergency fund to handle these expenditures, but it is still frustrating when we’re trying to save up for home improvements.
The one piece of good news is that the new clothes dryer should be more efficient than the ten year old dryer that it replaced. I really need a Kill-A-Watt for 220V outlets 
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Update: Just found out that our van needs new brakes… Sigh
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[...] Despite some concern at the beginning of the month, March actully panned out quite nicely. March’s stock market gains translated into over $7,800 of net worth increase for us and even though we had to write down $600 in vehicle depriciation and more than tripled our credit card debt, we are able to report almost $8,000 gained. [...]
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