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Just realized I used to track every single penny in a notebook
For about five years, I wrote down every coffee and gas fill-up in a little blue book, but it made me hate checking my money. Last fall I switched to just checking my bank app once a week and setting up two auto-transfers to savings, which feels way less stressful. Does anyone else think simple is better than perfect tracking?
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wyatt_mitchell2613d ago
My "perfect tracking" phase just made me really good at writing down how broke I was.
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ryan_shah3813d ago
My buddy tried that envelope budgeting system last year. He had like twelve different categories for his $200 grocery budget. Ended up just staring at a spreadsheet full of ramen purchases.
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ruby_henderson3613d ago
Switched to one big spending category and stopped stressing over small purchases.
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