I’ve had a nasty feeling for a while that i should keep better control over where my money is going.
Last night I went through last year’s bank statements and drew some pretty pie charts in excel.
The verdict was good : total income was more than total expenditure, leaving a nice sum to go into savings.
Now I am going to keep track of everything I spend for the next few weeks, to give me data to draw some more pie charts. That way I can concentrate any economising on the areas involving the most money.
Then i can hopefully answer some of those nagging questions like “would it really make a lot of difference to my life if i could be bothered reclaiming tax i didn’t need to pay?” and “should I make sandwiches for lunch more often?” and “how much more can i donate to charity?”
