instead of tracking every purchase, I’ve landed on something simpler: a money audit. not monthly. not daily. just a quarterly check to make sure I’m directionally correct.

here’s a silly little analogy for the way I think about the role of money in my life: money is the gas in my car. it’s not in the driver's seat, and it’s not yelling instructions from the passenger seat. it fuels what I do, it’s necessary, and I need to be aware of it (insert my gas meter that is perpetually below E). but I don’t need (or want) to... See more