{"id":2494,"date":"2016-10-03T12:24:41","date_gmt":"2016-10-03T17:24:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sailingmilou.com\/?p=2494"},"modified":"2016-10-01T12:24:52","modified_gmt":"2016-10-01T17:24:52","slug":"cost-to-cruise-september","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/sailingmilou.com\/?p=2494","title":{"rendered":"Cost to Cruise: September"},"content":{"rendered":"

Boilerplate disclaimer: this is not what it will cost you to go cruising.<\/em><\/p>\n

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People’s constant advice, discussing cruising finances, always seems to be: It’ll cost what you have. We did not find this helpful in our planning, however true it may be. What we’re trying to show is the cost to us, more or less, for one month to go cruising. We’re going for monthly expenses, because they’re easier for us to track; so you won’t see the boat insurance amortized, you’ll just see that expense when we pay it. It won’t be what you’ll spend, but it was the kind of information that helped us out when we were trying to wrap our heads around that magical number for our cruising kitty.<\/em><\/p>\n

Hey, remember last month, when I said we’d be returning to our frugal ways? Mwah, ha ha ha. Right. Let’s examine the evidence, shall we?<\/p>\n

Marinas: $356\r\nGrocery: $705.41\r\nRestaurant: $369.78\r\nSupplies: $534.76\r\nBooze: $8.50\r\nIce Cream: $36.50\r\nLaundry: $35.75\r\nTransportation: $53\r\nCommunications: $50.10\r\nEntertainment: $72.99\r\nPump Out: $20\r\nBoat Parts: $1,599.90\r\nFuel: $141.27 diesel; $53.90 stove fuel; $10.50 dinghy\r\nBoat Work: $0<\/pre>\n
Grand Total: $4,348.86<\/pre>\n
I swear, we did better this month. We really did. Here’s what is throwing us off–two major capital improvement items:<\/p>\n