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In the summertime, I always find that I spend much more money than usual. I'm sure I'm not alone in this. There are always so many more things to do in the summer it seems like. There are plenty of weddings, BBQs, holidays like 4th of July and so on. Summer is definitely my favorite time of the year, and I LOVE it.
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Vacations
I went to St. Thomas in May (yes, I do realize that is not summer, but it is close), and that was some money spent. I'm also going to Chicago for a bachelorette party this month. In August, I am also going to New Orleans for a week, and I know for a fact that this trip will be a money sucker.
Air conditioning
Our air conditioning expense has gone up, but that's only normal because it gets hot here.
Lawn care
We recently hired someone to take care of our lawn. We spend less than $100 per month for them to mow our lawn, which seems like a good deal to me. Â I hate doing it and so does W. We will probably take over next year though. With the summertime, also comes increased water usage because all of the grass would die quickly if we didn't water it in the heat.
Wedding
I bought my wedding dress on Saturday! IÂ spent a little over $1,600. I know, not the most frugal, but I fell in love with it. The place I went to was awesome and it seemed like they only had the prettiest of dresses. It was hard to choose since I loved everything. I did stay under my dress budget of $2,000 and am happy with that. She also measured me and said that I should fit into the dress perfectly when my size comes in, and that I should have very minimal alteration costs, if any. WIN!
We also spent money on engagement photos, but those were well worth it to me as well. I'll be posting those either this week or next on my blog. I did post some on my Twitter, so you can get a quick glimpse there too.
Do you tend to spend more money in the summer?
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The money would {sadly, haha} go towards my student loans.
If I won I would use this money to buy my son clothes for when school starts. Thank you for the amazing and so very generous giveaway!!
I think in the summer I tend to spend more money on eating out and other social activities. I have relaxed a but about that and while its fun, its really eating into our budget!
I spend more money in the summer just trying to keep my kids from dying of boredom (their words not mine) p
Also I think ky two boys have black holes for stomachs and will eat evetything in sight…how do they make it more than 15 minutes without eating when they go to school??????
I don’t know a LOT about wedding dresses but I think that is considered a reasonable amount to spend. I can’t wait to see your dress!!
Hello, well this summer we cut out our week house rental at the shore, so we will be saving money this year. Any extra money I get will be going to pay for doctor or lab bills. Thanks for a great giveaway!
I don’t think you spent too much on your wedding dress. I read through some of the comments and it really is a personal choice whether or not a wedding is important or not to you. I recently got married in September 2012 and we spent $20,000 on our wedding. Yes we could have used that as a mortgage payment on our house (we already lived together/owned a house together) but it was important to us to bring both of our families together. To answer your question, I think it is easier to spend more money in the summer. You feel the impulse to travel, eat out more, and alcohol costs can go up. Nothing like a cold beer on a hot day!
$1600 is a little expensive for a dress, but not way over the top. Hope you guys have a fantastic wedding day! Can’t wait for photos.
I would use the money and go on a small family trip 🙂
I would put some of it in savings and use the rest to buy my son’s birthday present! He will be 7 on August 25 🙂