1st Ever Monthly Expenses Tracking Result (shocking)

The two words i hear very often nowadays are "de-cluttering" and "FIRE". I didn't read much about the former as i do that all the time and i love throwing things away, it is abit of a therapy to me. Not very sure what Kondo said about it, but yeah that's my way of de-cluttering my life. Throw useless things or friends(or not friends anymore) away. 

As for "FIRE", it is becoming a very hip word. I am approaching middle age and the only fire (besides the real fire) i used to know was the club fire at orchard.  Yeah, i am that old. So i googled about FIRE. Definition as below

"DEFINITION of Financial Independence, Retire Early (FIRE) Financial Independence, Retire Early (FIRE) is a movement dedicated to a program of extreme savings and investment that allows proponents to retire far earlier than traditional budgets and retirement plans would allow"

Yeah, i definitely like the sound of FIRE. I know i am quite extreme in investment but i haven't really tracked my own expenses. I have always done a ballpark and thought that i dont really spend much. Alas! How wrong am i! I have a shock of my life when i realised my expenses for the past 30 days is close to 5000 dollars a month. So where did all the money go to? I am just going to write down the top 5. I need some time to understand how to make a fancy chart out of the app. 

1. Vehicle 

2. Alcohol and eating rubbish 

3. Parents

4. Taxes

5. Insurance

Oh my god...i have to cut down on number 2. I actually spent more on drinking and partying than giving to my parents. Damn, i'm not a very good boy, am i? Now i feel very ashamed of myself. Perhaps this is 1 off as the last 1 month or so was the festive month, Christmas, new year and then CNY. If i ever go on FIRE, i am sure item 1 , 4 and 5 can be cut as well. As for item 3..i think i prefer to be a filial little boy.

With my current expenditure and my passive income, i definitely cannot FIRE!  I need to work on my savings.