hollydolly
SF VIP
- Location
- London England
What I spent on groceries and sundries in 2025
- Thread starter debodun
- Start date
StarSong
Awkward is my Superpower
- Location
- Los Angeles Suburbs
I don't track expenses because I know myself.
If I tracked all of my expenditures, I'd be trying to beat last year's numbers. The process of maintaining the tracking spreadsheets would become fixations.
When I focus too long on my breathing in circumstances that don't require it, I hyperventilate and pass out. Likewise, if I track every penny DH & I spend, no good would come from it. Others can do this without a problem, but I'd be obsessive and try to always beat my previous month or year.
I've learned that my breathing can take care of itself if I trust my body. Same with our (current) finances. We have enough to carry us through all but an unforeseen disastrous turn of events.
Like others here, I've been broke and know how to squeeze a nickel until the buffalo screams when necessary. It doesn't happen to be necessary right now and is unlikely to become so again.
If I tracked all of my expenditures, I'd be trying to beat last year's numbers. The process of maintaining the tracking spreadsheets would become fixations.
When I focus too long on my breathing in circumstances that don't require it, I hyperventilate and pass out. Likewise, if I track every penny DH & I spend, no good would come from it. Others can do this without a problem, but I'd be obsessive and try to always beat my previous month or year.
I've learned that my breathing can take care of itself if I trust my body. Same with our (current) finances. We have enough to carry us through all but an unforeseen disastrous turn of events.
Like others here, I've been broke and know how to squeeze a nickel until the buffalo screams when necessary. It doesn't happen to be necessary right now and is unlikely to become so again.
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Lizzie00
š
- Location
- Down South
Groceries: $3,229
(Restaurants/carryout: $1,345)
I started tracking everything a couple of years prior to retiring since i was so spooked at the thought of giving up my friend the paycheck. It became second nature so have kept it upā¦itās sort of interesting (to me) to see just where all those greenbacks goā¦
(Restaurants/carryout: $1,345)
I started tracking everything a couple of years prior to retiring since i was so spooked at the thought of giving up my friend the paycheck. It became second nature so have kept it upā¦itās sort of interesting (to me) to see just where all those greenbacks goā¦