2nd month's expenses

My total expense for the 2nd month (1st to 30st November) is around CAD1,140, broken down as follow.

Amount (CAD) : Category

Once-off expenses - Nil

Monthly expenses

• 500 : November room rental
•  31 : Mobile phone bill
• 110 : Transport - Monthly 2-Zone Farecard
•   0 : Transport - Others
• 149 : Food/groceries
•  68 : Clothings
•  26 : Household Items (including tioletries)
• 127 : Recreation/Entertainment/Restaurant
•  83 : Meals/Drinks
•  31 : Personal Grooming & Make-up
•   5 : Stationery/Postage
•  10 : Others (Lottery, Gifts, Books, Donations, etc)

Stayed at a friend's place for about 5 days, which jacked up my expenses due to eating-out and entertaining more. On the other hand, friends treated me to several meals which help to keep the expenses down.

Looking forward, December expenses may be higher due to Christmas entertaining and gifts. It will probably take me some more months to figure out a stable and realistic monthly budget.