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How do you track your personal budget? (lemmy.ml)

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Do you track your expenses monthly? Annually? Do you have an app or do you use an excel spreadsheet? Any suggested tools?

I use a spreadsheet and track monthly.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Controversial take - no budget. Split income into 3 or more buckets - savings, critical bills (rent, utilities, debt, etc), and discretionary. I manage as separate accounts.

Spend discretionary freely and enjoy the peace or mind that your financial future is secured by the first 2 buckets. If you run low, rice and beans til next paycheck.

No need to track coffee expenditures, you'll realize during rice and beans week that you can make it at home.

Your mileage may vary.