February 2026
Where our money went (and the $39 we'd like to un-spend 🫣)
💰 total spent
$0😬 categories
1 over avg
Scroll for the full breakdown... 👇
🏙️ How We Stack Up vs. Los Angeles
We're DINKs, so no childcare costs skewing the numbers. Here's how we stack up against BLS Consumer Expenditure Survey data for the Los Angeles metro area.
The Los Angeles metro area (Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim MSA) includes Orange County, where we live. Uses 2023-24 data because the 2024 release was delayed three times (data quality issues + appropriations lapse) and finally published Dec 19, 2025. MSA-level data uses 2-year averages for larger sample sizes.
| Category | Ours | Los Angeles Avg | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Housing | 84% | 30% | yikes 🔥 |
| Groceries | 1% | 8% | nailed it ✅ |
| Dining Out | 3% | 6% | slightly under 👍 |
| Transportation | 8% | 16% | nailed it ✅ |
| Utilities | 1% | 7% | nailed it ✅ |
| Entertainment | 0% | 4% | slightly under 👍 |
| Shopping | 1% | 3% | slightly under 👍 |
| Health | 2% | 7% | slightly under 👍 |
| Subscriptions | 0% | 3% | slightly under 👍 |
| Other | 0% | 16% | nailed it ✅ |
And now, the moment you've been waiting for...
🤦 Dumbest Purchases
Every month, we each confess our most regrettable spend. Public shame is free therapy.
His
DoorDash from Ralphs
“Paid $28 for DoorDash to deliver groceries from a Ralphs that is a 5-minute drive away. The delivery fee alone could have bought another bag of groceries. Laziness has a surcharge.”
Could've been worse... barely. 😅
Hers
YesStyle haul
“A $39 YesStyle order placed at what was almost certainly 2am. The 10-step skincare routine now has 14 steps. The bathroom counter has filed a formal complaint.”
Could've been worse... barely. 😅