April went pretty well. I’ve started a new side hustle, received some dividends and my salary sacrifice has started going into my superannuation account. Read on for more…

Spending | Savings | Credit Score | Superannuation | Side Hustling

For the March report see here.

Spending

Below is the breakdown of my spending by category as well as the relative % of my total spend for the month.

April

Savings: $1,706
Spend minus savings: $2,622.42

Breakdown

Notes:

• ‘Gifts’ includes Easter gifts and mothers day (which is in May)
• ‘Personal care’ is my gym membership (This is the last time it’ll be charged as I’ve cancelled it
• ‘Health’ consists of my health insurance & medications
• ‘Utilities’ is my mobile phone and the internet. I share half the internet bill with my housemate
• ‘Auto & Transport’ includes car insurance, petrol, public transport to work, and this month I had to buy a new battery for my car

I spent half as much on shopping this month as I did last month. My food spending is still consistently high though.

Savings & Investments

Savings

During April, I put $1,706 or 39% of income towards my savings accounts which at the end of the month totalled $23,879 for both my emergency fund and savings. I wanted to get to a 40% savings rate each month but having to purchase a new car battery unexpectedly ruined that. Try again next month!

In March I took $4,000 from my savings and purchased some more ETFs to increase my investment balance which is why there is a drop in the balance as seen above.

Investments

Right at the end of March, I decided to take some of my savings and put it into investments. I spent $4,000 approx on 2 new ETFs bringing my total portfolio to $9,338 at the time. During April I received a dividend payment and had a bit of investment growth. The return on my investments so far is 7.56% or $673.

Credit Score

My credit score hasn’t changed from March to April at all. I sit in the ‘very good’ category which I’m happy with.

Superannuation

My current balance (as of 06/05/19) is $51,696. I have started to contribute to my super via salary sacrifice so I’m really interested to see how my super grows.

Side Hustling

I earned $495 above my usual wage from my job through various sources including:

• Writing jobs via Get a copywriter
• Recycling my cans through Containers 4 Change
• Taking my money out from my Spaceship investment account
• Cashed out from my PureProfile survey account

How was April for you? I’d love to hear if you saved money or paid debt?

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