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3 reasons to ignore your bank’s spending categories

Posted by Mike Pumphrey on May 8, 2023 | Featured

You should decide your own categories based on your specific situation. Also, your bank will always be wrong. … Read More

Tags: banks, budgeting, categories, spending, tracking

Why not just track all of your spending as a single category?

Posted by Mike Pumphrey on May 28, 2018 | Featured

I believe that everyone can optimize their spending habits, and without much in the way of sacrifice. I didn’t say “zero sacrifice”. We can’t all jet off to Hawaii whenever we want it. (Not without consequence, anyway.) But I also … Read More … Read More

Tags: categories, Joe Biden, spending

What to do when you have extra category money at the end of the month

Posted by Mike Pumphrey on June 20, 2016 | Featured

At the most recent gathering of the Portland Integrative Finance Community (join for free here), we had a frank and engaging discussion about the challenges and the benefits of tracking your expenses each and every month, something I’ve done for … Read More … Read More

Tags: categories, expenses, spending, tracking

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3 reasons to ignore your bank’s spending categories

Why not just track all of your spending as a single category?

What to do when you have extra category money at the end of the month

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