Free spending tracker!

SchwabMoneyWise.com is offering a free printable spending tracker to keep in your wallet or purse to track your spending throughout the week. If you have been wanting something to help curb spending, or at least track where your purchases go- this could be the thing for you! It's amazing to see how much $4 really does add up to when you make 5 of those purchases in a week.

I use mint.com for tracking lots of my spending, like gas and utility bills. My friend Anna did a review on mint awhile ago- you can read her more comprehensvie post about it here. Her post is actually what helped me sign up, and I really like it. I use cash on my groceries now though, and that has really been the thing that has made the difference in helping me stay under budget. I have $40-$50 for the week in cash, and that helps me better gage how much I have spent and how much I have left. It really has made a huge difference for our family.