When I did financial counselling with clients the first task they had to do was to get a notebook and mark down every penny they spent. Then at the end of the month they were to sort the expenses into categories and see where they spent their money.
Not only did it show the small amounts that accumulated into larger amounts, it also gave the client a realistic idea of their spending to be able to create a budget they could live with.
When I had done the exercise myself the biggest surprises were the small amounts spent that don't seem like a drain until you total them up.
Sincerely, it is often those small amounts that accumulates into Bigger sums too for me.
Well, now, that I am aware, it is easy for me to create my budget and to work around, twerking it as the week goes back
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