Financial Friday 123

Location: Tbilisi [Republic of Georgia]

Week 123….

Transportation

On Saturday, I walked to a market and took the metro back: $0.17.

Accommodation

The AirBnB rate is $8.06 per day.

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.

Password manager: $0.16 per day.

On Sunday, I topped up my mobile data: $6.77.

Summary

Week 123
CategoryFriSatSunMonTueWedThuTotal
Travel00.17000000.17
Lodging8.068.068.068.068.068.068.0656.42
Food7.577.37.604.909.8737.24
Other4.734.7311.54.734.734.734.7339.88
Total20.3620.2627.1612.7917.6912.7922.66133.71

Nice! And for May….

May 20
CategoryWeek 119Week 120Week 121Week 122Week 123Total
Travel01.21000.171.38
Lodging58.3156.9656.4256.4224.18252.29
Food38.6439.434.7517.5422.47152.8
Other62.2433.1133.1133.4520.96182.87
Total159.19130.68124.28107.4167.78589.34

Even better! Lock-downs suck, but at least they save a lot of money.

Financial Friday 122

Location: Tbilisi [Republic of Georgia]

Week 122….

Transportation

Zero!

Accommodation

The AirBnB’s running me $8.06 per day.

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 Thursday, my local SIM base plan was renewed: $0.34.

Summary

Week 122
CategoryFriSatSunMonTueWedThuTotal
Travel00000000
Lodging8.068.068.068.068.068.068.0656.42
Food8.9302.9105.70017.54
Other4.734.734.734.734.734.735.0733.45
Total21.7212.7915.712.7918.4912.7913.13107.41

Fantastic! Also, the local economy’s beginning to reopen. Things are looking up. See you all next week….

Financial Friday 121

Location: Tbilisi [Republic of Georgia]

Week 121….

Transportation

Zero.

Accommodation

The AirBnB’s running me $8.06 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.

Password manager: $0.16 per day.

Summary

Week 121
CategoryFriSatSunMonTueWedThuTotal
Travel00000000
Lodging8.068.068.068.068.068.068.0656.42
Food14.0105.416.3109.02034.75
Other4.734.734.734.734.734.734.7333.11
Total26.812.7918.219.112.7921.8112.79124.28

See you all next week….

Financial Friday 120

Location: Tbilisi [Republic of Georgia]

Week 120….

Transportation

On Monday, I actually took a taxi: $1.21. I walked to a market, and didn’t feel like walking the several kilometers back. Public transportation is still shut down so my only option was a cab. Still not bad though.

Accommodation

On Sunday, I renewed my monthly AirBnB lease. Since there’s one more day in May than April the per night cost went from $8.33 to $8.06. Winning!

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.

Password manager: $0.16 per day.

Summary

Week 120
CategoryFriSatSunMonTueWedThuTotal
Travel0001.210001.21
Lodging8.338.338.068.068.068.068.0656.96
Food9.247.7806.826.8808.6839.4
Other4.734.734.734.734.734.734.7333.11
Total22.320.8412.7920.8219.6712.7921.47130.68

So…another fantastic week brought to you by staying in a cheap country during lock-down. I really miss bars….

Financial Friday 119

Location: Tbilisi [Republic of Georgia]

Week 119….

Transportation

Zero. Taxis are available now, but I’ve had no reason to use one so….

Accommodation

This month it comes out to $8.33 per day. Plus, lots of free food!

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.

Password manager: $0.16 per day.

On Friday, I topped up my mobile data: $6.58 for 20G.

On Wednesday, I bought a blender: $22.55. Because…why not?

Summary

Week 119
CategoryFriSatSunMonTueWedThuTotal
Travel00000000
Lodging8.338.338.338.338.338.338.3358.31
Food8.3910.36010.509.39038.64
Other11.314.734.734.734.7327.284.7362.24
Total28.0323.4213.0623.5613.064513.06159.19

So another nice week. See you all in the next one….