Ok, how do you track your spending? I’ve got my budget and my tracking spreadsheet for totals. However, keeping that updated with day to day spending is not going to work. Do you have an app you use? I want something super simple, like input the amount, the category it should be applied to, and then notes where needed. Then I want it to give me a total based on date range so I can plug that into my tracking spreadsheet.
Hit me with your ideas.
I originally planned to update my tracking spreadsheet every week, but that’s just not sustainable and I know I won’t stick to it. I’ve used Quicken, Quickbooks, etc. in the distant past, but don’t want that either. I want something hyper easy, available on my phone, with some good options for exporting or reporting. Then I can export the data as wanted/needed, and manipulate in Excel.
May, 2025 doesn’t count
This month was all over the place with enormous amounts of money coming in with the house sale, crazy amounts of debt paid off, the costs associated with the move to Texas, broken computer, a mess with the mortgage company, hearing aids failing, Princess’ graduation and family week. I’m going to do a summary post. But I can’t put all that in my tracking spreadsheet because it skews everything, ie the credit card line item everyone brought up in my budget.
So all the extraneous spending and income will not be put into my spreadsheet for this month. I’m going to put my budgeted items and what was applied or deducted from those. Does that make sense?
Then going forward, everything will be standard.
Oh, and have I got a story for you about the house sale. Coming soon…just a teaser, the house sold (closed) on May 8th. The loan was closed out by my mortgage company today (May 31st). It has been a really stressful couple of weeks. More on that next week.
I am ready for a new slate, a new month…let’s go June!
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