Tracked every dollar I spent for 90 days and found $220 in waste

Last February I started writing down every single purchase in a notebook, even $1.50 coffees. After three months I added up all the small stuff like snacks at the gas station and streaming subscriptions I forgot about. The total waste was around $220, which is basically a car payment for me. Now I use a free budgeting app instead and it shows me where my money leaks every week. Has anyone else done a deep dive and found a shocking amount of hidden spending?

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lucasc5825d ago

Did you find any old subscriptions for things like online storage or something you forgot you signed up for? I'm scared to do this because I'll probably realize half my paycheck goes to energy drinks and snacks.

hugo_singh24d ago

Feel you, I found a $15/month cloud backup I forgot about for two years.