Found my old spending tracker from 3 years ago last night

I dug out an old notebook from 2021 where I wrote down every single coffee shop stop and takeout order. Last month I spent $45 total on eating out, but back then it was over $200 a month easy. It's wild seeing how much I was just burning cash on convenience. Has anyone else held onto old budgets and compared them years later?

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rivera.simon19d ago

Read somewhere that tracking your spending can make you save like 15% more without even trying.

jennifer_murphy5319d ago

Wait, I used to roll my eyes at stuff like that, thinking it was just another money gimmick. But honestly, I finally tried it last month with a simple notes app and it totally surprised me I started skipping the daily coffee runs without even thinking about it just because I saw the total adding up. It was weird how just seeing the numbers made me pause before hitting "buy" on random stuff.