Financial Friday 118

Location: Tbilisi [Republic of Georgia]

Week 118….

Transportation

Zero. Travel is pretty much shut down.

Accommodation

Just chilling in my AirBnB: $8.33 per night.

Other

Travel insurance: $3.15 per day.

VPN: $0.26 per day.

Amazon Prime: $0.33 per day.

This blog: $0.31 per day.

Skype: $0.08 per day.

Chase Sapphire Reserve: $0.41 per day.

Passport: $0.03 per day.

On Tuesday, my local mobile plan was renewed: $0.35.

Summary

Week 118
Category	Fri	Sat	Sun	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Total
Travel	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Lodging	8.33	8.33	8.33	8.33	8.33	8.33	8.33	58.31
Food	0	8.37	0	7.11	0	5.02	0	20.5
Other	4.73	4.73	4.73	4.73	5.08	4.73	4.73	33.46
Total	13.06	21.43	13.06	20.17	13.41	18.08	13.06	112.27

Nice! And since the month just ended….

Apr 20
Category	Week 114	Week 115	Week 116	Week 117	Week 118	Total
Travel	0	0	0	0	0	0
Lodging	19.36	67.76	58.31	58.31	58.31	262.05
Food	10.35	34.14	30.88	27.98	20.5	123.85
Other	65.89	46.27	98.24	36.87	33.46	280.73
Total	95.6	148.17	187.43	123.16	112.27	666.63

Look at that. Staying home saves a bunch of money. Who knew? See you all next week….

Financial Friday 117

Location: Tbilisi [Republic of Georgia]

Week 117….

Transportation

It’s pretty much illegal to take any mode of transportation other than my own feet so….zero.

Accommodation

Hunkering down with the best AirBnB hosts in the world: $8.33 per day.

Other

On Sunday, I renewed my travel insurance. It turns out if you’re using World Nomads if you exclude Antarctica, you save a lot of money. Old price: $5.03 per day. New price: $3.15 per day!

VPN: $0.26 per day.

Amazon Prime: $0.33 per day.

This blog: $0.31 per day.

Skype: $0.08 per day.

Chase Sapphire Reserve: $0.41 per day.

Passport: $0.03 per day.

Password manager: $0.16 per day.

Summary

Week 117
Category	Fri	Sat	Sun	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Total
Travel	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Lodging	8.33	8.33	8.33	8.33	8.33	8.33	8.33	58.31
Food	0	8.42	0	0	8.08	0	11.48	27.98
Other	6.61	6.61	4.73	4.73	4.73	4.73	4.73	36.87
Total	14.94	23.36	13.06	13.06	21.14	13.06	24.54	123.16

Nice! It turns out not being able to do anything is pretty cheap. Who knew? See you all next week….

Financial Friday 116

Location: Tbilisi [Republic of Georgia]

Week 116….

Transportation

Zero. Travel is becoming increasingly locked down….

Accommodation

Due to a lack of tourism, I was able to lower the cost of my AirBnB. The new rate is $8.33 per day. Plus, my hosts keep bringing me food. The average is 0.75 meals per day. And I don’t ask them for food; they tell me to hand over a plate/bowl, and it comes back full of Georgian deliciousness.

Other

Travel insurance (minus virus coverage): $5.03 per day.

VPN: $0.26 per day.

Amazon Prime: $0.33 per day.

This blog: $0.31 per day.

Skype: $0.08 per day.

Chase Sapphire Reserve: $0.41 per day.

Passport: $0.03 per day.

Password manager: $0.16 per day.

On Saturday, I bought some expansions for Hearts of Iron (a video game): $51.97. There’s only so much to do in a day. At least that’s my justification….

Summary

Week 116
Category	Fri	Sat	Sun	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Total
Travel	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Lodging	8.33	8.33	8.33	8.33	8.33	8.33	8.33	58.31
Food	12.13	0	3.53	0	3.61	0	11.61	30.88
Other	6.61	58.58	6.61	6.61	6.61	6.61	6.61	98.24
Total	27.07	66.91	18.47	14.94	18.55	14.94	26.55	187.43

So yeah. Without the game, that would be pretty good. See you all next week….

Financial Friday 115

Location: Tbilisi [Republic of Georgia]

Week 115….

Transportation

Zero. Everything’s pretty much shut down now so it would be hard to spend anything here.

Accommodation

AirBnB monthly rate of $9.68 per day.

Other

Travel insurance: $5.03 per day.

VPN: $0.26 per day.

Amazon Prime: $0.33 per day.

This blog: $0.31 per day.

Skype: $0.08 per day.

Chase Sapphire Reserve: $0.41 per day.

Passport: $0.03 per day.

Password manager: $0.16 per day.

Summary

Week 115
Category	Fri	Sat	Sun	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Total
Travel	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Lodging	9.68	9.68	9.68	9.68	9.68	9.68	9.68	67.76
Food	0	12.37	0	18.16	0	3.61	0	34.14
Other	6.61	6.61	6.61	6.61	6.61	6.61	6.61	46.27
Total	16.29	28.66	16.29	34.45	16.29	19.9	16.29	148.17

Now that’s what I like to see. Until next week….

Financial Friday 114

Location: Tbilisi [Republic of Georgia]

Week 114….

Transportation

Zero. On Monday, the Georgian government stopped all public transportation so the only way to get around (that’s not walking) is by taxi. Fortunately, I have enough time to walk wherever I need to go…which has mostly been just grocery shopping.

Accommodation

AirBnB rates remain stable at $9.68 per day.

Other

Travel insurance: $5.03 per day.

VPN: $0.26 per day.

Amazon Prime: $0.33 per day.

This blog: $0.31 per day.

Skype: $0.08 per day.

Chase Sapphire Reserve: $0.41 per day.

Passport: $0.03 per day.

Password manager: $0.16 per day.

On Sunday, my local phone plan was renewed: $0.35.

On Wednesday, my mobile data plan was renewed: $9.81.

On Thursday, I couldn’t help myself and bought the game Hearts of Iron IV, and along with a couple expansions: $42.86. Expensive, but I think I’ll get a lot of use out of it. Because what else are you going to do right now?

Summary

Week 114
Category	Fri	Sat	Sun	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Total
Travel	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Lodging	9.68	9.68	9.68	9.68	9.68	9.68	9.68	67.76
Food	6.48	0	6.24	0	8.27	0	10.35	31.34
Other	6.61	6.61	7.06	6.61	6.61	16.42	49.47	99.39
Total	22.77	16.29	22.98	16.29	24.56	26.1	69.5	198.49

So, the game brought my expenses up a bit, but it’s still reasonable. And for March….

Mar 20
Category	Week 110	Week 111	Week 112	Week 113	Week 114	Total
Travel	0	0.36	0.34	0.17	0	0.87
Lodging	51.7	70.4	67.76	67.76	48.4	306.02
Food	66.89	90.08	66.12	24	20.99	268.08
Other	43.85	60.12	46.27	46.27	33.5	230.01
Total	162.44	220.96	180.49	138.2	102.89	804.98

Also not too bad. I suspect this will drop a lot next month since restaurants will be closed for most of the month.

See you all next week….