This is how one ends up in bankruptcy, I spent $40,000 on just 2 American Express credit cards last year

I have spent that last couple of days pulling all my receipts so I can get my taxes done and in the process, saw my 2 Amex card year end summary reports.  I spent close to $40,000 on those 2 cards alone.

Here's the breakdown

$11,000 was for child care 

$ 2100 dinner/take out/entertainment 

$ 600 drugstore stuff

$10,000 retail/mail order (this is a mish mash of clothes, birthday/xmas gifts, Jenny Craig (no more) - what the heck was I buying at the container store??? 

$3800 - supermarket 

$670 - Entertainment (includes Mary Poppins tickets)

$2300 - my face (I am going to have to wait awhile for restalyne) 

$2000 - cable/phone

$900 - NY sports club 

Before anyone starts to hyperventilate, I don't owe $40,000 since $30, 000 was on my platinum card and is paid off every month. My other card only has $400 on it. 

Needless to say my priority next week is pull together a budget (wasn't that one of my new year's resolution) as some of you probably  caught that I only detailed 2 of my cards.