TIL a lot of people confuse "budget" with "bargain hunting"

I keep seeing folks online bragging about scoring a $5 shirt at a thrift store, but then they turn around and spend $200 on takeout that month. It took me about 3 years of tracking every dollar in my own spreadsheet to realize that saving on one thing doesn't matter if you blow it somewhere else.

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the_emma2mo ago

Ha yeah tracking every dollar is brutal but real. I tried that for a month last year and ended up crying over a $6 latte because it messed up my whole budget vibe for the week. Now I just eyeball it and hope for the best. My spreadsheet is probably laughing at me in a dark corner of my laptop.

hayden_nelson852mo agoMost Upvoted

Tracking every dollar is the only way to see where it really goes.

seth_harris361mo ago

Oh man I read somewhere that most people spend like 30% more on takeout than they think they do.