Like A Rabbit Hunting For Broccoli

That's how I am with tracking, it means very keen to find it but not always effective. The delightful Tracey asked me yesterday if I use a spreadsheet, let's add spreadsheetery to the list of things for which I do not have the skills. I use a series of books to keep track of things, I enjoy the misery of having to do the work myself, much like Mrs Doyle making cups of tea. 

Video contains throwing of cups and rude language. Down with that sort of thing! Careful now!

The big red book contains the story of my spending life, the small book is the grocery spend (the nail file is an excellent bookmark), the piece of paper is a kind of shopping list. 

Things are divided up into assorted sections, I made them up as they suited me at the time. I keep a tally chart to remind me of quantities

Then I keep a note of how much I spent on each item 

At the end of each month I add it all up!

My categories are -

groceries
eating out
alcohol
health
cleaning/household basics (includes pet food)
DIY
toiletries/make up
furniture
books, magazines etc
clothes (me)
clothes (Dan)
tickets
gifts
garden
postage
car (not including fuel)
craft
misc (inc parking)

And that's it.