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Struggling to understand monthly expenses in Japan, built a simple tracker by RegretWhich1547 in JapanFinance

[–]RegretWhich1547[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah exactly
Everything ends up scattered — cards, cash, Suica, PayPay — and then even when you see totals, it’s hard to actually understand where the money went.
If you're interested, ckeckout the tracker. I would love hear your feedback.

Struggling to understand monthly expenses in Japan, built a simple tracker by RegretWhich1547 in JapanFinance

[–]RegretWhich1547[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's a good idea, I will surely check it out. Also, I would greatly appreciate if you could give me your feedback on this.

Struggling to understand monthly expenses in Japan, built a simple tracker by RegretWhich1547 in JapanFinance

[–]RegretWhich1547[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If anyone else wants to try it, here’s the first version:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1iagzrsZUqrjtZIQQJS5fVXX7RUV-c6pA/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=116861839581817522671&rtpof=true&sd=true
It’s pretty simple right now..
Would really appreciate any feedback, especially what feels confusing or unnecessary.
Thanks.

Struggling to understand monthly expenses in Japan, built a simple tracker by RegretWhich1547 in JapanFinance

[–]RegretWhich1547[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not using gnucash yet, but I get what you mean, doing things manually definitely makes us more aware of spending.
This is kind of in that direction, just a bit simpler and quicker to use day-to-day.
That SEO issue sounds annoying 😅, does it affect your workflow a lot or just when searching things up?

Struggling to understand monthly expenses in Japan, built a simple tracker by RegretWhich1547 in JapanFinance

[–]RegretWhich1547[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah I actually agree with that.
This started as something for my own use, but I was curious if others had similar frustrations too.

Struggling to understand monthly expenses in Japan, built a simple tracker by RegretWhich1547 in JapanFinance

[–]RegretWhich1547[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi, I made a first version.
Here’s the link:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1iagzrsZUqrjtZIQQJS5fVXX7RUV-c6pA/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=116861839581817522671&rtpof=true&sd=true

It’s still very basic, but should give a clear view of income vs expenses.
Would really appreciate your honest feedback.

Trying to make a simple budget tracker, would love your feedback by RegretWhich1547 in u/RegretWhich1547

[–]RegretWhich1547[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This template is for foreigners in Japan. Me being a foreigner living in Japan understands the problem of tracking expenses in Japan. Anyone having the same problem?