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I updated my monthly expenses tracker with June data, so now have the complete ‘actuals’ data for last FY. Turned out that the ‘budget’ I had drawn up in July 2025 (just after I was retrenched and entered retiremen, but before then deciding to seek a new career) was excessively optimistic. The major expense blow-outs were:* monthly groceries averaged $1,711 per month, a lot higher than I had
This post may contain affiliate links. If you make a purchase through one of them, I may earn a small commission at no additional cost to you. Please see my full disclosure policy for details. If you’ve been looking for a budgeting app to replace Mint or take your financial planning a little deeper, you’ve probably come across Monarch. It’s marketed as an all-in-one budgeting and financial planning tool, and for the most part, it […]