Have you ever sat down and figured out your weekly spending leaks? If you tracked your spending for two weeks, you will begin to see some patterns:
Soft drinks (2 each work day for 20 days) $0.75 $30.00 $360.00 from vending machine
Starbucks: once / day at $3.85 New clothes: 2 pieces every other week: $100 Long-distance phone calls: 0 Snacks/convenience store purchases: 0 Eating out: too much!!! Coffee with friends: $3.85/ daily. Magazines/books: $40-$50/week. This was my weak spot!! Movies: 1/month: $27.00 1 adult and two kids. Video/DVD rentals: $18/mth. CDs/tapes: $17 /mth Gifts: Too much. Cable TV: $59/mth. Cellphone: Don't even go there. Add it up, you might be surprised yourself!
