April was a great income month and thankfully, a reasonable expense month (see spreadsheet screenshot). Our total income in April was $17,284.35. In addition to our regular paychecks, I received a monthly/quarterly bonus of $5,733.27 gross ($3,352.01 net) and my wife received special bonus of $797.00 gross ($696.60 net). My wife received a $1,851.04 auto allowance / mileage reimbursement and I received a $450 auto allowance. Our Federal tax refund was $426. We earned $5.99 in interest income Read more [...]

March was an outstanding income month but also a high expense month (see spreadsheet screenshot). Our total income in March was $22,787.57.  This month, I received an 11% raise and my wife received a 1.55% raise.  In addition to our regular paychecks, I received a monthly bonus of $1,250 gross ($730.82 net) and my wife received a quarterly bonus of $14,275.44 gross ($8,109.17 net).  My wife also received a $1,392.22 auto allowance / mileage reimbursement and I received a $450 auto allowance. Read more [...]

February was a good income month (almost identical to last month) but also a high expense month (see spreadsheet screenshot). Our total income in February was $14,731.26.  In addition to our regular paychecks, I received a monthly bonus of $1,704.83 gross ($996.74 net).  My wife received a $1,027.31 auto allowance / mileage reimbursement and I received a $450 auto allowance.  My wife also received a $2,112.28 reimbursement for internet and other expenses.  We earned $4.43 in interest income Read more [...]

January was a good income month but also a high expense month (see spreadsheet screenshot). Our total income in January was $14,784.09.  In addition to our regular paychecks, I received a monthly and quarterly bonus of $4840.83 gross ($2693.72 net). My wife received a $1,350.20 auto allowance / mileage reimbursement and I received a $450 auto allowance.  We earned $4.69 in interest income from our savings accounts. This month, our expenses totaled $14,388.27, just barely less than our total Read more [...]

December was a terrific income month but also a high expense month (see spreadsheet screenshot). Our total income in December was $18,756.57.  In addition to our regular paychecks, my wife received a quarterly bonus of 8,077.44 gross ($4,519.27 net). I received a monthly bonus of $2,222.41 gross ($1,254.10 net), and I received a 3rd “extra” paycheck. My wife received a $915.54 auto allowance / mileage reimbursement and I received a $450 auto allowance.  We earned $4.28 in interest income Read more [...]

November was a good income month but also a high expense month (see spreadsheet screenshot). Our total income in November was $13,214.91.  In addition to our regular paychecks, I received a monthly and bonus of $1,708.34 gross ($964.01 net) and a $450 monthly auto allowance.  My wife received a $1,580.66 auto allowance / mileage reimbursement and a $44.99 internet reimbursement.  We earned $4.03 in interest income from our savings accounts. This month, our expenses totaled $13,616.32.  Read more [...]

October was a very strong income month but also a high expense month (see spreadsheet screenshot). Our total income in October was $14,380.05.  In addition to our regular paychecks, I received a monthly and quarterly bonus of $3,958.33 gross ($2.233.69 net) and a $450 monthly auto allowance.  My wife my wife received a $1,475.81 auto allowance / mileage reimbursement and a $44.99 internet reimbursement.  We earned $4.34 in interest income from our savings accounts. This month, our expenses Read more [...]

September was our 2nd best income month ever (1st best was Feb 2014 $37,327.14).  Our expense were large this month (see spreadsheet screenshot) but pretty reasonable compared to our income. Our total income in September was $35,641.77.  In addition to our regular paychecks, I received a monthly bonus of $1,250 gross ($703.37 net) and a $450 monthly auto allowance.  My wife my wife received a $37,998.00 gross ($22,833.32 net) quarterly bonus, a $1,337.07 auto allowance / mileage reimbursement Read more [...]

August was another good income month but our expense were high this month (see spreadsheet screenshot). Our total income in August was $12,053.09.  In addition to our regular paychecks, I received a monthly bonus of $1,416.67 gross ($799.43 net), a $450 monthly auto allowance, and $13.97 reimbursement from my company.  My wife received $570.49 in auto allowance and mileage reimbursement, $44.99 in internet reimbursement her company.  We earned $2.99 in interest income from our savings accounts. This Read more [...]

July was a really good income month but a crazy expense month (see spreadsheet screenshot). Our total income in July was $13,450.39.  In addition to our two regular paychecks, I received a bonus (monthly and quarterly combined) of $4,482.97 gross ($2,56063 net).  We also got a $450 monthly auto allowance from my company, $66.95 mileage reimbursement and $44.99 in internet reimbursement from my wife’s company.  We earned $2.31 in interest income from our savings account. This month, our Read more [...]