Used to track everything in a notebook, now I'm all about a simple spreadsheet
For my first year freelancing, I wrote every client payment and expense in a paper notebook... it was a mess come tax time. Last month, I made a free Google Sheet with columns for date, client, amount, and category. Just adding numbers for April, I saw I made $2,800 but spent $620 on software and ads. The difference was instant clarity... I could actually see where my money was going each week. Has anyone else switched from manual to digital tracking and found it easier to spot spending patterns?