2006-09-22 16:53:59 · 7 answers · asked by Tallgirl 1 in Business & Finance ➔ Personal Finance
Find a spreadsheet program (OpenOffice.org is good). The important thing about tracking what you spend is categorizing your spending -- food, housing, transportation, fun, etc., etc. Then, after a week, sort your listings according to category, to see how much each category cost for the week. After a month, take the weekly totals and see what you spent for the month.
This takes a ton of discipline. If you fall behind, pick up the pieces and start again. Don't give up. Good luck.
2006-09-22 16:59:10 · answer #1 · answered by Daniel M 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The easiest thing to do is go to a local bank and ask for a check registry and log everything you spend in it daily.
2006-09-22 16:56:07 · answer #2 · answered by goldfish65398 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A program like Microsoft Money's budget section could also help
2006-09-22 17:55:16 · answer #3 · answered by dockidny 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
write down or type up every time you spend money and each week like give yourself a certain amount of money and only use it on the necessities.
2006-09-22 17:04:21 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Everything now is done via the computer on excel.
2006-09-22 17:02:12 · answer #5 · answered by soar_2307 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Use excel very easy to use. If you use Linux then use open office
2006-09-22 16:55:43 · answer #6 · answered by Galactic_Explorer 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yer gonna need some paper...and a pencil ...for sure.
Oh, oh, oh....you could use a spread sheet, on your computer...I know you have one.
2006-09-22 16:59:17 · answer #7 · answered by eantaelor 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋