Total Expenses: $1,159.90
Family: $630.00
-Monthly Allowance for Parents: $550 (recurring)
-Mum’s birthday dinner treat
-Cousin’s 21st Birthday red packet
Utilities: $76.00
-Handphone Bill: $23 (recurring)
-Internet bill: $53 (recurring)
Food: $353.80
-Groceries: Instant coffee, snacks, cereals
-Hawkers/Restaurants
-Coffees/desserts
Transport: $60.00
-Ezlink Reload X 2
Others: $40.10
-Household products: Bathroom soap, Tissue boxes
-WC, 4D and Toto bets: $27
-Haircut: $5
(Period: 26th June to 26th July, 2018)
Before reading the book "Your Money or Your Life", I have been tracking my expenses since the month of May 2018. As the months goes by, the revelations of where my money flows start berthing to the surface. While the steps in the book did instruct us to categorize each of our spending and investigate if they align with our life purposes and values, it may not be necessary for everyone.
Expense tracking apps alone ...