Personal Narrative: 30 Day Expense Tracking

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30 Day Expense Tracking Essay

For 30 days I had to write down how much money I spent in 30 days and to see what category was most of money being spent. I think this was a good exercise because I could visually see where my money was being spent and to keep track of my money as well. In the beginning there were challenges to keep track of my money but as it progressed I was more on track than I was in the beginning.
Some challenges that I overcame this assignment was that sometimes I would forget that I had to fill out how much money I had spent that day. But I would eventually fill it out and I feel that I didn't spend that much money that day. I tried to record my transactions as often as possible but I did catch up eventually and I answered

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