Budgets/Expense tracking
Time is Money, an apology and course correction to save(er)
Monday, August 11th, 2008Clearly I’ve not been very good at participating in this project with Saver. I keep saying I will post, only to disappoint Saver by not doing so. I’m sorry I’ve not held up my end of the stick. I promised to post twice a week nearly a month ago and haven’t even posted once in [...]
Budgeting: Early Returns
Tuesday, June 24th, 2008We’re approaching the end of our first month of our attempt to track our expenses.
The good News:
1) We’ve successfully tracked all expenses so far this month. We’ve never actually accomplished that before. The web entry form has been working really well.
2) We’re significantly under budget. One of our biggest budgeted expenses is “travel”, and tomorrow [...]
How to Make a Budget
Sunday, June 15th, 2008When Spender and I started to discuss the idea of a budget, we ran into a little bit of a chicken-and-the-egg problem. It’s hard to create a budget when you’re not sure how much you spend or need to spend in certain categories. At the same time, a budget needs to say more about how [...]
Pie Chart Check Past
Sunday, June 15th, 2008I’m now on a pretty regular routine with the expense tracker. It’s so simple now that Saver showed me how to use it. And the whole web entry form will be really handy once I’m able to use my iPhone again someday. I am eager to see how this changes my outlook on spending. You [...]
Expense Tracking: Using Google Spreadsheets
Sunday, June 8th, 2008I’ve always known that tracking your spending and having some kind of budget is a key part of getting your financial house in order. However, I was never actually successful in doing so, and certainly not successful in getting Spender involved with the idea.
At one point, I tried Microsoft Money, but eventually realized I could [...]
Not on the same speadsheet
Wednesday, June 4th, 2008Spender here. Wait?! What? Spender is going to post to this blog?! I truly loathe disappointing Saver and I want to make every effort I can to save money and contribute to our financial stability and success. Perhaps contributing to this blog will help me stay focused on my fiscal well being. [...]