The Spending Archives
Real spending, over time
Est. 2006 — Tracked in Quicken
Real spending.
Real life.
Real data.
Nearly 20 years of household finances — every dollar, every category, every milestone.
20
Years tracked
50+
Categories
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Estimates or rounding
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About This Blog
What a household budget looks like over two decades of real life
In 2006, our rent was $788 for a two-bedroom apartment and my monthly grocery bill was under $300. I started tracking everything to keep an eye on our costs — and it turned out to be a 20-year history of our life. Join me as I explore what the numbers reveal about real life.
Life in the data
2006
Married & started tracking
2009
Bought first house
2014
First child; family of three
2017
Second child; current house
“It has turned out to be a wonderful history log of so much more than just the numbers.”
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