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My brother told me to track every dollar for 90 days straight
Back in January he dared me to write down every single purchase I made, even a 50 cent candy bar. After three months I found out I was spending over 400 bucks a month just on fast food and coffee runs. Has anyone else had a friend or family member give them a budgeting trick that actually worked?
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wesleyc7524d ago
Jumped right into it myself last year. That 400 number hits different when you realize it's basically a car payment going to people handing you a paper bag. Thing is, once you start tracking the small stuff you see the pattern everywhere. It's never the big purchases that get you, it's the slow bleed of 7 bucks here and 12 bucks there until you look up and your wallet's been through a paper shredder. Most folks I know who do this end up finding at least one category they're bleeding cash on without realizing it.
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