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My brother kept telling me to track every single dollar for a month, and I thought he was nuts
He said I would be shocked at where my cash was really going. I finally did it last March, writing down every coffee, gas fill-up, and grocery run. Turns out I was spending over $400 a month just on fast food and snacks from the gas station near my shop. Seeing that number on paper made me feel sick. I started packing my lunch and making coffee at home. By the end of the next month, I had an extra $350 just sitting in my checking account. I put it straight toward my credit card. Has anyone else had a wake-up call from a simple spending log like that?
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johnson.jade6mo ago
But is it really that big of a deal?
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the_dylan5mo ago
Oh man, absolutely it's that big of a deal. I had this thing happen at my old apartment where I noticed a tiny little drip under the sink, just a few drops a day. I thought, whatever, it's probably just condensation or something. Then a week later the whole cabinet floor was warped and soggy and I had to rip it all out. Spent like 300 bucks on a new cabinet because I didn't want to deal with a stupid little drip. It's always the small stuff that snowballs into a disaster if you ignore it.
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gavin_clark6mo ago
Oh man, it totally is. It starts with small stuff, then the next thing you know, you're dealing with a huge mess that could've been stopped early. I've seen it happen way too many times.
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