what i spend

@growwithviv

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Why it worked

The video provides a transparent and relatable breakdown of living expenses in an expensive city, appealing to viewers interested in personal finance and budgeting. The use of on-screen text to display costs and the creator's personal narration make the information easily digestible and engaging.

Summary

This video details the creator's monthly expenses while living alone in Toronto, covering categories like coffee, dining out, groceries, skincare, transportation, subscriptions, rent, and utilities. The creator also highlights a meal prep service and a donation made during the month.

Structure

1Introduction to monthly expenses in Toronto
2Coffee and dining out costs
3Skincare and clothing purchases
4

Original caption

summer spending is def creeping innn, and i’ve also been doing some vacay shopping which is why my expenses are going up, otherwise you can see in other months i shopped way less!! anyways, make sure you’re actively tracking your spending and budgeting this summer so you can have fun AND still hit your financial goals 👩🏻‍💻☀️🍉 as an example, i started saving $250/month into a sinking fund which brought me to $3,000 for my solo trip 🌺🥥 #whatispend #PersonalFinance #Budgeting #torontolife #corporategirl @abercrombie & fitch @RW&CO @Haus Labs @sephoracanada @Nespresso @SKIN1004 US @kiokii.official @La Roche-Posay @Factor_ @Procter & Gamble @Chipotle @Tim Hortons

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what i spend in a month living alone in Toronto $212.40 coffee $470.25 eating out $122.57 skincare / toiletries $305 $202.01 groceries / meal prep Factor meal prep cost $202 $63.05 transportation $84.13 subscriptions $100.26 phone bill $315.04 utilities, wifi, tenant insur. $2,150 rent $100.00 donation $211.61 misc. $4,365.02 grand total

Transcript

living alone in Toronto gets expensive so here's what I spend in a month I usually buy coffee when I'm in office or I make it at home so I spent $212 this month fair warning I spent a lot in eating out this month I think it's a great way to spend time with friends and family I also covered a Mother's Day dinner so I spent $470 I spent $122 on skincare and toiletries I'm going on a solo trip soon so I got a couple pieces some workwear and a makeup brush for $305 full disclosure I do get free food from work sometimes but a couple grocery runs and factor meal prep cost $202 Factor meal prep cost $202 fun fact a lot of their meals have chicken breasts and I love chicken transportation was $63 subscriptions were $84 and my phone bill was $100 my water bill was so bad this month but collectively utilities wifi and tenant insurance was $315 and even more petrifying was my rent of $2150 for a solo one bedroom in downtown Toronto I made one donation I dry cleaned some winter sweater so I could put it away for the summer I don't know if anyone relates but I feel like I'm constantly running errands and I have a never ending list of things that run out miscellaneous was $212 bringing me to a grand total of $4,365.02 grand total of $4,365