In this episode, you’ll learn how to successfully start tracking your expenses. The first step to creating a budget is knowing where you are currently spending your money and how much you spend in each category. Only then can you truly start to spend your money more intentionally.

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TIMECODES

0:00 - Intro

5:28 - Tracking Your Net Worth (last week’s challenge of the week)

9:56 - What does “tracking expenses” mean?

12:07 - Tracking Expenses vs. Budgeting (what's the difference?)

18:30 - Tracking Expenses is the First Step to Creating a Budget

19:30 - Determine how much to spend in each category

29:59 - How to track your Amazon purchases

32:22 - Why it’s ok that your expenses fluctuate as your life changes

39:25 - The 24 hour rule (wait at least 24 hours before making impulse purchases)

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