Quote Originally Posted by DebtNinja View Post
Thanks Coolmom. I think I have most of the categories accounted for but just want to think about anything I may have forgotten. I also have a habit of paying for things in cash or by paypal so that doesn't help with a paper trail.
That's why I don't use a lot of cash. Too hard to track where it goes. Something I figured out.... if there is some place that you stop often for small purchases--like a drink or a snack or a small amount of groceries, or whatever.... get yourself a gift card to there, and just take the money out of the budget when you get the card. Then no need to track so many small purchases. And it's easy to tell where the money went.

Can you tell in your paypal account where the money went? I know some vendors use such odd names it's hard to figure out sometimes.