Are you trying to stick with a budget but finding that there are unexpected expenses creeping up every month? Check out this list for 20 Things You May Be Forgetting to Put in Your Budget.
Reader Interactions
Money Saving Mom® Comment Policy
We love comments from readers, so chime in with your thoughts below! We do our best to keep this blog upbeat and encouraging, so please keep your comments cordial and kind. Read more information on our comment policy.
Here’s another: Printer ink. Especially ink-jet ink. I include mine in the education expenses.
Another one I find I have no “good” place for in the budget: annual landscaping costs such as mulch, new plants, replacement tools such as shovels, etc. We buy so much mulch our annual mulch expense is over $100.
We added an electronics fund as well to save toward replacing phones, computers, etc.
We save every receipt and enter the amounts into our spreadsheet. Once I see that I keep having to “fit” something somewhere so I can enter it, I ask my super techy husband to create a new category. I think budgets are awesome and save people money! So if need be, add in something or set up a category that will make sense. Budgeting is worth it.
School activities. My kid just needed $$ field trip money.
Teacher gifts.
Postage stamps.
Greeting cards (Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, Birthdays, Anniversaries, Sympathy…)
Batteries.
Replacement cords for electronics.
AC / Furnace filters.
Ant traps / mouse traps / flea collars
Car washes
I could go on and on!
Well that just gave me a boost in confidence, I haven’t forgotten any of those!