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Write down each expense and assign it to a spending category.At the end of each week, add up your totals for each category.

It's important to stay in the habit of tracking and categorizing our expenses. It will eventually help

us build a budget, but the act of going through each expense and assigning it to a category canhelp us learn where we're over-spending before we even add up our totals.

WHAT TO WRITE DOWN

how much

you spent

M O N D A Y$ D e s c . C a t .

Feb. 3

$1.75$27.33$4.75$8.97$9.99

sodagroceriescoffeelunchNetflix

fast food/vendinggroceriescoffee shopsrestaurantsstreaming services what you

spent i t on

HOW TO USE THE TRACKER

CATEGORY EXAMPLES

HOUSINGRent or mortgage

Property taxesHOA dues

Home maintenance or services

TRANSPORTATIONCar paymentsRegistration

GasParking

Uber/Lyft/TaxiBus passes

FOOD

GroceriesRestaurants

Fast Food/VendingCoffee Shops

SAVING, INVESTING & DEBT PAYMENTSEmergency savings

Retirement accountsCredit card payments

Loan payments

PERSONAL SPENDINGThis is a catch-all for anything that doesn’t fall into

the essential categories above: clothes, gifts,personal products, etc.

MISCELLANEOUS

Have a random, one-off expense? Put it here!

Of course, these categories aren’t going to covereverything for every person. As you go through

your expenses from the last month, it will becomeclear which categories do and don’t apply to your

budget.

UTILITIESWater/Electricity

Phone/Internet/Cable

HEALTH & FITNESSOut-of-pocket health care costs

(doctors, dentists, eye care)Gym memberships

INSURANCE

Health insuranceRenter/Homeowner Insurance

Life insuranceCar insurance

Disability insurance

RECREATION & ENTERTAINMENTThis is your “fun money” category: vacations,

concerts, movies, streaming services, hobbies, etc.

GATORCARE .ORG/MONEY -2020

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