How much DID you spend on tea in 2014?

jan $30 tea sampler
feb 0
march $43 oolongs
apr $71 misc (stocking up on each type of tea)
may – $80 [verdant, taiwan tea crafts, jing tea shop]
june – $120 on Origin Tea (some of the best teas I’ve ever had, RIP), Tea Drunk (Shui Xiaaaaaaaaaaaaaaan!)
July – $0 (paypal isn’t working for me…. tried buying a Yixing but it didn’t work…the pot is reserved for me though)
August – finna be too much

January total – $35.90
February Total – $14.45
March Total- $15.00
April- $66.55
May – $3
June – $0
July – $27.95 (Kusmi Tea – Polish Earl Grey 8.8 oz)

Total this year $162.85

(My budget for the year was estimated at $200. I’m averaging $23.26 per month now. If I keep going at this rate this rate, I will spend my $200 by mid-August and will have spent a total of $279.12 by the end of Dec. It does not look like I will stay within my budget for the year. The tea cupboard is getting bare.)

So far this month… $10 on tea samples.

Is anyone still keeping track? I have to find my receipts to do my monthly update.
2/3s of the year done.

September Update:

(Budget: $50/mo, total $600)
January Total: $77
February Total: $78
March Total: $41
April Total: $50
May Total: $17
June Total: $55
July Total $17
August Total $17
Running total: $352

August- 10 on samples, 12 at stores

Revised-Revised Prediction: $1600

Actual:
January Total: $235
February Total: $213
March Total: $125
April Total: $119
May Total: $157
June Total: 125
July Total: 107
August Total: 19
TOTAL: $1100

Woah! I didn’t buy tea at all in August, aside from redeeming my points at DavidsTea and spending an additional $19 after the freebies! I AM slowing down in my purchases!
Also, I made a mistake with my adding earlier, so I’m also lower than I thought!

January total – $35.90
February Total – $14.45
March Total- $15.00
April- $66.55
May – $3
June – $0
July – $27.95
August- $15.40 (ESP Tea Bon Bon Black Tea 150g)

Total this year $178.25

(My budget for the year was estimated at $200. I’m averaging $22.28 per month now. If I keep going at this rate this rate, I will reach $200 this month and will have spent a total of $267.38 by the end of Dec. I don’t think that’s too bad.)

I’m at $96.00 for the year so far.

September Update

Budget: $600 Prediction: $1000-2000

January Purchases – 174.70 USD 20.00 CAD
February Purchases – 76.13 USD
March – None
April – 178.75 USD 106.80 CAD
May – 181.44 USD
June – 85.10 USD
July – 21.23 USD (single birthday order I allowed myself)
August – 151.95 USD 50.00 CAD

September Purchases
Misty Peaks – 4.95 USD
Travelling tea – 25.50 USD
Whispering Pines – 78.62 USD
Verdant Preorder – 8.00 USD

Running Total 2014 – 981.42 USD 176.80 CAD

I spent more in August than i wanted to, but that included teaware, which i don’t typically purchases, AND i was able to get back down to chicago, which means buying tea. I’m travelling for most of september so i figure that either means very little spending and drinking, or i’ll find a way to be hitting tea shops along the way haha