I started tracking every single dollar I spent for a month

I got a cheap notebook and wrote down every coffee, grocery trip, and gas fill up. After 30 days, I added it all up and saw I was spending almost $200 a month on snacks and drinks from gas stations. I never thought it was that much because each trip was only five or ten bucks. I cut that out and put the money straight into my savings account instead. Now I keep a water bottle and some granola bars in my car. It feels dumb that I didn't see it before, but writing it down made it real. What other small spending holes do people usually miss?

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3 Comments

sage_perry771mo ago

Read an article once about subscription creep. People forget about all the little monthly charges for apps, streaming services, and memberships that auto-renew. They add up to a huge chunk of change if you don't cancel the ones you never use.

skylerb151mo ago

My bank statement showed five streaming charges I forgot about.

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the_thomas23d ago

Feel your pain (happens to me all the time).