June Spending

I'm home! I was on the road for 2 weeks and I'm ready to come back to reality. I spent 6 nights in New York working with one of our software vendors and learning about their products. I visited Long Island and Manhattan, ate great food and did some shopping. I charged all New York expenses to my American Express Corporate Card. The average cost of eating in New York was $40 per day not counting alcohol. I spent $100 one night having dinner at Mesa Grill on Fifth Avenue, luckily my company picks up the tab! Below is the balance for 6 days in New York:



The day after arriving from New York we flew out to Cancun, Mexico. We stayed at the Excellence Playa Mujeres resort, which is a 5 star hotel 40 minutes north of Cancun. It was all inclusive so we had no expenses, the alcohol was included and the food was outstanding. We spent $100 for tips, transportation and some gifts. This vacation was charged to Discover, I payed down the balance a bit last month but we still owe over $1500!



We also charged some Duty Free alcohol purchases to the Citi Professional Card. This is the card my wife used for her trip to Las Vegas last month, so the balance there is over $1800:



She stayed at the Wynn Resort which is very expensive, the cheapest glass of wine she could find was $15. She also did a little bit of shopping and of course gambling.

Yikes! over $3000 charged in the last 60 days and back in to DEBT! I still think we have spending problems but life happens. The plan is to pay off Discover in June and cancel it. Then we plan to pay Citi in July and put it away. My company will take care of the Amex bill.

HS