Just found my old spreadsheet from my first apartment in 2018

Drew Perez · 2026-03-10T01:30:07.179928+00:00

Back then I was tracking every coffee, now my budget just has a 'fun money' line for the month. Anyone else feel like their system got way simpler over time?

troy_sanchez47mo ago

Budgets are for people who actually care about money.

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the_pat7mo ago

My friend used to track every single Uber ride, but now he just has a "getting around" line like @robert94 said. Guess we all get tired of counting pennies.

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robert947mo ago

Oh man, that hits home. My first budget tracked every single grocery item, like a can of beans had its own line. These days, my system is basically just checking if my account looks okay before I buy something dumb. I guess I traded control for not wanting to pull my hair out over a three dollar coffee. It got simple because I got tired.

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