Money, money, mon-eyyy! Everyone wonders how much it really costs to go cruising. We know, because we wondered ourselves, and we found it difficult to come up with an accurate estimate while planning our voyage. Although there are a handful of folks out there who post their expenses, not everyone enjoys such public scrutiny of their financials.
Since we ourselves had hoped for more real time, Mexico specific data, we decided early on that we would make our expenditures public when the time came. Gulp. (Luckily beer and tequila are cheap down here or this could get downright embarrassing!) So here’s how we spend our hard-earned savings:
We’ve split the spreadsheets into two categories: Ongoing Monthly Expenses, and One Time Costs. These first few months have been very expensive, but most of the big expenses are behind us (please, God, let this be true). We now know where to shop for the cheap groceries, where not to eat dinner, etc, and soon we’ll be off to sea where you can’t spend money. Things should start looking up.
Frankly speaking, the cost of cruising should not be cheap as one of the most important issue here is safety. If you check out and try Merritt Supply website, you will see how much stuff is necessary to keep a ship in good condition.
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Note – This will be a permanent page on the website labeled “Budget” under the heading “About Us”. We’ll do our best to update this page around the first of the month, hopefully accompanied by a post with more detail of how we spent our pesos.
| Monthly Expenses | |||||
| July 2012 | August 2012 | Monthly Averages | Total | Notes | |
| Food & Alcohol | |||||
| Alcohol | $125 | $77 | $101 | $202 | beer’s cheap, but not that cheap |
| Bar | $37 | $10 | $23 | $46 | we try to avoid the bars at all cost |
| Groceries | $379 | $356 | $367 | $735 | we’re getting more savvy |
| Dining Out | $67 | $51 | $59 | $118 | we cook better at home anyway |
| Water | $11 | $2 | $7 | $13 | nope, can’t drink the free stuff |
| Boat Related | |||||
| Consumables | $127 | $137 | $132 | $264 | paint, wd-40, etc |
| Engine Fuel | $0 | $15 | $8 | $15 | small motors can be a good thing |
| Cook Fuel | $0 | $8 | $4 | $8 | propane and charcoal |
| Everything Else | |||||
| Rent/Marina | $350 | $400 | $438 | $877 | this should soon be zero! |
| Clothing | $62 | $13 | $38 | $75 | lots to choose from at Tianguis |
| Internet | $20 | $38 | $29 | $58 | pay by the megabyte sucks |
| Sporting Goods | $130 | $0 | $65 | $130 | fishing and snorkeling gear |
| Gas (Auto) | $42 | $44 | $43 | $87 | this too, will soon be zero |
| Misc | $25 | $89 | $57 | $114 | your guess is as good as mine |
| Totals | $1,248 | $1,080 | $1,227 | $2,455 | good news-we budgeted 2k/month |
| One Time Expenses (we hope) | |||||
| July 2012 | August 2012 | Monthly Averages | Total | Notes | |
| Boat Purchase & Refit Costs | |||||
| Boat Purchase | $7500 | — | — | $7500 | Selkie’s worth it! |
| Hardware | $1,158 | $169 | — | $1,328 | lot’s of nuts and bolts |
| Dinghy & Outboard | — | $170 | — | $170 | cheap for our lifeline to land |
| Chainplates | $615 | — | — | $615 | stainless ain’t cheap down here |
| Consumables | $391 | $137 | — | $528 | lots of spare fuel and oil filters… |
| Services | $1,562 | $1,364 | — | $2,925 | blister and bottom paint work |
| Standing Rigging | — | $1,240 | — | $1,240 | pretty important piece of Selkie |
| Galley | — | $8 | — | $8 | pots, pans and misc. |
| Everything Else | |||||
| Temporary Import Permit | $65 | — | — | $65 | mexican import permit for Selkie |
| Health Insurance (due annually) | $1200 | — | — | $1200 | hopefully, money down the drain |
| Totals | $11,291 | $3,087 | — | $15,579 | bad news-we budgeted 11k |
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