Question

How many hours per week does everyone spend combing over their budgets?  

Answer 1

All of them!  I'm in it EVERY day. I've never been so excited about stuff clearing my bank

Comments

@attah I'm the same way!  

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@hausfrau28 I'm actually starting to work on mine for tomorrow's pay day as we speak :)

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@attah I will be doing that when I get home. I'm excited to go through my envelopes and see what's left and then apply it to debt! Never thought I'd be this excited about budgeting!  

Answer 2

Basically half of my 10 hour shifts saturday and sunday and then 5-10 minutes a weeknight recording and tweeking

Answer 3

Omg! Far too much, im obsessed so it's almost everyday for at least 2hrs or more even!  

Answer 4

I haven't tracked. Hut more often then I do most things lol

Answer 5

I do something budget related multiple times a day, every day.  

Answer 6

Every day I go online to verify banking & then make any adjustments to budget once a week depending on how the previous week ended. I then spend about an hour at end of month reconciling & starting next month.  

Answer 7

15 min morning, 5 min night, an hour on paydays. I love every second I spend budgeting. It is my favorite act of self-care.  

Answer 8

I enjoy alone time with my budget by paycheck workbook  

Answer 9

I spend a few minutes, 5, maybe 10, looking at it each morning to make sure what has cleared and such. At the end of the month I spend a few more to transfer the leftover into savings and zero out the account. Making the next month's budget usually takes less than an hour or so.  

Answer 10

Every night

Answer 11

30 min the week before a payday looking over bills and setting up payment schedules. I used to spend much more time when i did the due date way vs payday and found i was more stressed. Now I am more relaxed.  

Answer 12

Everyday because I’m apparently obsessed

Answer 13

I feel like I have been only half committed recently so yesterday and today I spent an hr each day going over March since I get paid tomorrow and that is really my first paycheck for March. In my head I feel like an hour each week combing over everything once I get really good at it would be enough but I’m not sure.  

Answer 14

A lot, but March is going to be my 3rd month so I’m still messing things up and learning.  

Comments

Same for me as well.  

Answer 15

Not enough I need to be obsessed. ! But I just started in January (3hours but I was learning too ) . I need discipline

Answer 16

Probably about 40 mins a week checking where I'm up to as we go through the month.  

Answer 17

15 min/day I’d say

Answer 18

Lots and lots. Lol. When I’m not busy with my munchkins, I’m combing over it to see where I can save more.  

Answer 19

6-10 a week

Answer 20

Honestly I’m obsessed with my budget lol I go over it all the time  

Answer 21

I can easily spend 2-3 hours on a Saturday morning! I often mess up the expense tracker and have to go back and redo it  

Answer 22

Apparently not enough!  

Answer 23

An hour a week at this point. Starting out, probably 3.  

Answer 24

This is my first month so countless hours spent on it. I’m looking at it daily. At least 30 minutes a day. My hope/intention is to get in a cadence that’s not so consuming but since I’m new to this it’ll just take time to get there. And I’m fine with it bc I know I’ve poured over every penny spent!  

Answer 25

1 hour, to make sure the numbers are correct.  

Answer 26

I try and spend 2 evenings a week. I do not use my cards unless it's for bills so it typically does not change. I do everything on quicken so Im constantly adjusting things until I perfect it like I want.  

Answer 27

Too many!  I’m obsessed.  

Answer 28

At least an hour every night. a little obsessive I guess

Answer 29

Way to much

Answer 30

I’m obsessed! I look at it everyday and tweek something! ‍♀️

Answer 31

All of them.  

Answer 32

Too many it sometimes drives me crazy.  

Answer 33

I probably spend 20-30 minutes a day because I'm neurotic like that Lol

Answer 34

Roughly 8-10

Answer 35

Just started so every time I spend money or plan to spend money lol!  

Answer 36

Severalll! I’m barely budgeting since mid-January and I still feel like it’s a lot of work to get used to. I spend about 20-30 mins each day tracking spending and going over the future upcoming expenses/plans and about 1 hour budgeting every Friday on payday  

Answer 37

Not enough. But making changes

Answer 38

Not enough!  

Answer 39

Too many to count.  

Answer 40

I sit in my desk for an hour or two every day i love looking at it

Answer 41

Probly way too many lol