Spending More, Spending Less

So far we have been quarantined to home, with a couple of trips out for groceries, for about 23 days!

From my calculations, we are spending more on:

• Utilities (I think; we haven't got our utility bills yet but we are using a lot more water theses days as well as gas for cooking and baking).
• Bulk buying (rice, for example).
• Prescriptions (I ordered one of hubby's prescriptions online today and it cost $29 for a three month order, the cost is usually $0).

And spending less on:

• Clothing and household stuff from the Goodwill (I miss going to the Goodwill where I get all of my clothes!).
• Gas (we filled up the car's gas tank about March 15th and we are still on full!).
• Restaurant food (so far hubby has had exactly one hamburger he picked up at Jack in the Box drive thru last week; we are starting to miss our buffet lunches).
• Groceries (we usually stop by the grocery store, 99 Cent store, Walmart, etc. every few days; now we are only going to a couple of stores every week to ten days).
• Entertainment (no bowling, no poker, no other entertainment like the occasional bingo game or movie...staying at home means zero entertainment costs).
• Shopping (I have been thinking about getting a new pair of walking shoes but since I don't know when our walking club walks will resume, I've put this off.  I am also looking for a new tablet but since we are only at home, my laptop works just fine).
• Food (we have gone nearly zero-waste when it comes to food.  Nothing gets thrown out, leftovers are eaten the next day or frozen for a future meal, and nothing is left to rot in the back of the fridge because we don't get around to using it).
• Make up and grooming (I haven't really put on makeup in weeks, hubby cut my hair and he has left his hair to grow out until the salons reopen).
• Travel and events (we had planned to travel a bit this spring and there were several parties and events that we were supposed to attend which were all cancelled so money spent on all of these things was $0).

Apparently being a recluse is a vary cost-saving activity, on the other hand, we can't wait to get back to our usual routine!