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Published: December 11, 2016

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November 2016 Finance Report

Here be all my finances for November. I spent the entire the month living in Puerto de la Cruz, Tenerife.

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Summary

Total Income € 2,093
$ 2,223
Total Expenses € 2,319
$ 2,463
Profit/Loss € 226
$ 240

Income

November 2016 income

Freelance web development 1 € 873 $ 927
3M1K 2 € 782 $ 831
Affiliate payment: Authority Hacker Pro 3 € 235 $ 250
Google Adsense payment 4 € 78 $ 83
VAT Refund 5 € 42 $ 45
Coaching 6 € 38 $ 40
Book sales (via Amazon) € 30 $ 32
Book sales (via ebizfacts.com) € 15 $ 16
Total Income € 2,093
$ 2,223
Last Month € 1,802 $ 1,979

I estimated $2k in income and was aiming for $3k, so did okay overall.

Expenses

November 2016 expenses

Food & Drink

Eating out € 113 $ 120
Groceries € 222 $ 236
7 Total
€ 335
$ 356
Last Month € 457 $ 502

Housing & Utilities

1 month at shared apartment in Las Palmas 8 € 400 $ 425
2 weeks apartment sublet in Puerto de la Cruz 9 € 277 $ 294
Total € 677
$ 719
Last Month € 899 $ 987

Health Care

International health insurance (monthly payment) 10 € 101 $ 107
Total € 101
$ 107
Last Month € 101 $ 111

Travel & Transport

Flights: Gran Canaria (LPA) to Cork (ORK) 11 € 150 $ 159
Flight: Tenerife (TFN) to Gran Canaria (LPA) 12 € 44 $ 47
Bus tickets in Tenerife € 15 $ 16
Taxis in Puerto de la Cruz € 14 $ 15
Total € 223
$ 237
Last Month € 883 $ 970

Business Expenses

Outsourcing 13 € 477 $ 507
1 month at CoworkingC, Las Palmas 14 € 150 $ 159
ActiveCampaign mailing list software € 42 $ 45
Dreamhost domains € 34 $ 36
Smatree SmaPole Q3 € 31 $ 33
PayPal fees € 26 $ 28
Teamwork project management software 15 € 23 $ 24
MemberMouse 16 € 19 $ 20
Phone credit € 10 $ 11
Skype credit € 9 $ 10
Virtual Post Mail 17 € 9 $ 10
Gumroad fees € 2 $ 2
Google Drive storage (100GB) € 2 $ 2
Amazon Web Services (more storage) € 1 $ 1
Total € 835
$ 887
Last Month € 750 $ 824

Gifts & Donations

Total € 0
$ 0
Last Month € 15 $ 16

Books 18

The 22 Immutable Laws Of Marketing **** 19 € 12 $ 13
How To Fly For Free 20 € 3 $ 3
Total € 15
$ 16
Last Month € 36 $ 40

Clothing

Total € 0
$ 0
Last Month € 7 $ 8

Miscellaneous Expenses

Spanish lessons 21 € 83 $ 88
Schwab Trade Fees & Commissions 22 € 25 $ 27
Netflix subscription € 10 $ 11
Toiletries € 6 $ 6
Beach lounger rental € 5 $ 5
Kitchen cleaning stuff € 3 $ 3
Monthly banking fee (Dutch bank) € 1 $ 1
Total € 133
$ 141
Last Month € 53 $ 58

Expense Summary

Business Expenses € 835 $ 837
Housing & Utilities € 677 $ 719
Food & Drink € 335 $ 356
Travel & Transport € 223 $ 237
Miscellaneous Expenses € 133 $ 141
Health Care € 101 $ 107
Books € 15 $ 16
Clothing € 0 $ 0
Gifts & Donations € 0 $ 0
Total Expenses € 2,319
$ 2,463
Last Month € 3,201 $ 3,515

I was aiming to keep my expenses under $2.5k for the month. Just about made it.

Biggest Regret?

The Smatree SmaPole Q3. Second time I bought one in four months. I carelessly lost the first one while hiking in Tenerife 🙁

Also, my flights home to Ireland for Christmas. Could have paid much less for them if I’d booked earlier. I was holding off thinking I could book them through the $1,600 worth of free flights I’ve accrued via credit card points, but turns out I can’t book Ryanair flights that way.

Where That Leaves Me

I had €7,343/$8,063 to my name at the end of October.

Taking into account all my November income and expenditure, and the most recent exchange rates – I have accounts in EUR, HKD and USD – my total bank and cash balances now work out to €7,336/$7,792. 23

Outlook For December

Well we’re already almost halfway through December as I’m writing this, so I have a good idea of how things will shake out. I should be able to keep expenses below $2.5k, and beat that same mark on the income front.

Feedback Welcome

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About The Author
Niall Doherty – Founder and Lead Editor of eBiz Facts Born and raised in Ireland, Niall has been making a living from his laptop since quitting his office job in 2010. He's fond of basketball, once spent 44 months traveling around the world without flying, and has been featured in such publications as The Irish Times and Huffington Post. Read more...

5 thoughts on “November 2016 Finance Report”

  1. I love your financial reports, Niall. In aggregate, they show your consistent dedication, one of your strengths that sets you apart from other lifestyle gurus.

    What confuses me is the look of the first two visual, the pie charts. What purpose does the inner circle on both charts serve (one in the first, two in the second)? Why does “Cargo Ship Diaries” not extend to the center of the first chart like the other items? What is the purpose of the second chart having its inner circle be different colors?

    Reply
    • Hey Scott, sorry for the late reply!

      The inner circles in the graphs represent the categories I have set up in MoneyWiz, which generates the graphs. For example, the blue inner semi-circle on the right side of the expense graph represents all business expenses.

      For the example you pointed to, “Cargo Ship Diaries” and “3M1K” are both categorized in MoneyWiz as “DtR Products,” so they both share the same inner circle.

      Hope that makes sense!

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      • Thanks for that explanation, Niall. I thought it was an aesthetic choice, but you were actually giving us more info 🙂 Cheers!

        Reply
  2. TSLA! I wish I could invest in Elon Musk the human instead of his company, but oh well. As it is, I bought SCTY (Solar City) ~6 months ago which became TSLA in the acquisition a few weeks ago. But the Trump administration makes me think this isn’t going to go well in the coming years.

    Reply
    • You may well be right! I’m definitely no expert in trading stocks, and buying stock in TSLA is more of an experiment than anything.

      I do think there’s a good chance they could blow up in 2018 though if the Model 3 launch goes well. The pre-orders for that have been ridiculous. But yeah, the Trump administration could put a big spanner in the works.

      Reply

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