Simple Savings: Track You Spending

Have you ever come to the end of the day or the end of the month and wonder where all you money has gone?  Tracking your spending is beneficial in several ways.  When you track what you spend, you are more conscientious about your spending.  When you know that you are doing it, you may be more careful before purchasing something.  When you track your spending, you can see where you money goes.  By analyzing your spending that you have taken the time to track, you can see if there are certain times of the month that you spend money.  You can see if there are categories in your budget that you are overspending.  If you don't have a budget, you can get an idea of where you money goes and be able to create a good budget for the future.  You can also see if there are categories in the budget that you need to adjust to have enough money for the month so you do not spend more than you make.  Tracking your spending helps you stay on target with your financial goals.  Try tracking your spending for a month.  It could be a very enlightening activity to see where your money really goes.