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I finally started tracking my grocery runs after my sister showed me her receipts
My sister was visiting from Sacramento last month and we split the shopping for a family dinner. She pulled out an envelope of receipts and added up what she paid for each item, then did the same for mine. I had no clue my quick trips were costing me around $60 extra each week because I never wrote anything down. So I grabbed a small notebook and started logging what I buy and what it costs, just for two weeks now. Did anyone else get surprised by their own numbers when they first started writing it down?
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the_john1mo ago
Man, this hit home for me too, but it was my buddy Dave who got the wake up call. He swore he was spending maybe $100 a week on food, just him and his dog. His wife made him save every receipt for a month and he came out at $187 a week average. He was FLOORED. Turned out most of it was the little stuff, gas station snacks, a drink here and there, grabbing lunch out because he forgot to pack one. None of it felt like much in the moment but it added up FAST. He keeps a running total in his phone notes now and says it's the only reason he finally stuck to a budget. Two weeks in is when the pattern starts showing up, so keep at it.
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