When I first started work, I used to go clubbing all the time. I don’t even know why I went so often – most of the time I was just sipping beers with my buddies trying to look cool. Every weekend, I’ll throw down like a hundred buckeroos trying to get tipsy on beer and Graveyards.

One day, I woke up and realised that I probably spent like $1,500 in butterfactory over the course of a year. It was scary. Dammit, butterfactory!

So I realised that I should proooooobably track my spending a little closer (and live a little more sensibly).

Since then, I’ve made improvements in how I manage my spending. I still splurge on the things I love, but the difference is that I now know exactly where my money goes to, and I drive it to where I want it to go.

Over the past 2 weeks, I ...