Ahhh, if only every month could be as frugal as when we are in the Bahamas.
In January we moved through Eleuthera and into the Exumas. It was a VERY inexpensive month, even with a quarterly life insurance payment and a few annual subscriptions paid up front. We’ll see what next month brings.
Here we go:
Days under way: 14
Nautical miles covered: 140.76
Nights at anchor: 31
Number of countries: 1 (Bahamas)
Expenses:
Groceries/Non-food Groceries/Alcohol: $279.94
Gasoline/Diesel: $63.03 (filled our jerry jugs in Staniel Cay – won’t need to do it again until we get ready to leave)
Cell data, iCloud storage, and Garmin inReach subscription: $251.76 (This is high. We are keeping our AT&T account in the U.S. active while we are away, plus we are paying for a Skype number and a plan with Aliv.)
Restaurants/Entertainment: $11.70
Medical: $16.12
Laundry: $9.00
Subscriptions: $213.26 (New York Times, Microsoft, etc.)
Quarterly Life Insurance Payment: $220.75
Random Items: $61.15 (trash disposal, etc.)
Total: $1,126.71
2021 Monthly average: $1,126.71
2020 Monthly average: $2,758.15
2019 monthly average: $3,457.97
2018 monthly average (September – December): $4,465.95
Monthly average since starting to cruise: $3,227.03
Adventures on the Club 