[Code of Federal Regulations] [Title 11, Volume 1] [Revised as of January 1, 2009] From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access [CITE: 11CFR100.153] [Page 83] TITLE 11--FEDERAL ELECTIONS CHAPTER I--FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION PART 100_SCOPE AND DEFINITIONS (2 U.S.C. 431)--Table of Contents Subpart E_Exceptions to Expenditures Sec. 100.153 Routine living expenses. Payments by a candidate from his or her personal funds, as defined at 11 CFR 110.10(b), for the candidate's routine living expenses that would have been incurred without candidacy, including the cost of food and residence, are not expenditures. Payments for such expenses by a member of the candidate's family as defined in 11 CFR 113.1(g)(7), are not expenditures if the payments are made from an account jointly held with the candidate, or if the expenses were paid by the family member before the candidate became a candidate. Effective Date Note: At 73 FR 79601, Dec. 30, 2008, Sec. 100.153 is amended by removing the reference to ``11 CFR 110.10(b)'' and adding in its place ``11 CFR 100.33'', effective February 1, 2009.