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In response to "I found a lot of success with that, back in the day. from dave ramsey's "financial peace." -- nm" by b.

er, I should say from that, from tracking everything I spent (writing cash expenses down on index cards in my wallet - still do that), and entering

Posted by b. (aka starrynit) Jul 1 '13, 14:48

those and receipts in financial software (I adored MS Money, but it is no more - I use Quicken now; but if you have simple finances a spreadsheet'll do).

keeping track makes you pay attention and can be super revealing and helpful in realizing what goes where.

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I could stand to be a bit more accurate on this. I charge most things, and think I am good at estimating cash spend. - ty97 Jul 1, 14:53 2
- my cash all comes from trivia winnings so it's like net zero. -- nm - amanda Jul 1, 14:55 1
  - I need to find a hobby that makes other people pay me money. *envy* -- nm - ty97 Jul 1, 15:31
Yeah this is exactly what I'm doing. Receipts or scribble on index card if I swipe my debit card, then moving the actual cash around when I'm home. - Qale Jul 1, 14:52 1
- exactly. you likely won't need to do the envelopes forever, once you get a feel for everything. -- nm - b. Jul 1, 14:59
*hands you a giant ball of crumpled up credit card receipts* oh, you'll probably need these. slipped my mind -- nm - barnaby bear Jul 1, 14:49 1
- haha. as if I don't have transactions download automatically. -- nm - b. Jul 1, 14:49

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er, I should say from that, from tracking everything I spent (writing cash expenses down on index cards in my wallet - still do that), and entering

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