What I Learned After Tracking Every Penny for half a year
For the past six months, I've meticulously tracked every expense, down to the smallest purchase.
I had done this in the past, but I was on my own. This time, I am managing a household budget for TWO .. ON A FIXED INCOME 🤯. If it was two of me? easy, But balancing two sets of 'needs' and 'wants'? It is a real challenge to say the least. Spending has become far less predictable than ever.
As the saying goes 'What gets measured gets managed', tracking is the first step toward better control.
