Saturday, January 19, 2008

Total amount of money saved (not spent) in 2007

The approximate amount of money saved (not spent) as of mid-June 2007 was $1,944.43 (see www.RollingEnterprises.com). An additional savings of approx. $134.30 was calculated as of November 9, 2007, thereby making the total around $2,078.73. $1,423.28 (including the $133.30 saved in groceries—see Blog entry 12-31-07) was calculated from November 9 until the end of December. The total estimated amount of money not spent and re-routed towards other uses in our household is (drum roll) $3,502.01. This amount surpasses the $2,304 mark saved between 2001-2002, and $2,600 saved between 2004 and 2005 (see pages 20-21 of How To Save Money & Organize Your Finances: Tales of an Urban Consumer).