Better manage my money

I often wondered my money went. It amazed me how my savings just don’t seem to grow! I’m not used to being financially organized, but there’s no better time than now to start. A week ago I took note of all my expenses, and figured a rough number of ‘must-pay’ expenses. I took note of the additional expenses (entertainment, food, clothing, etc) and got a rough number out of that. So now, I just need to minimize the additionals.. And I need to set a target, to have $x in my account by the end of 2006, 2007 etc…