Declutter Now! 30 Day DevotionalSample

Track the Spending Trail

This simple financial exercise might just be the most beneficial one you will ever do, bar none, in the history of forever!

For one week straight, keep a pen and paper with you at all times and write down everything you spend money on. You can also accomplish the same end result by collecting receipts from every single purchase. We aren’t talking monthly expenses such as your mortgage, electric, and medical insurance premiums, but your cash (or debit) out of pocket, weekly spending money. This would include items such as groceries, lunches, dinners out, entertainment, café mochas, gum, a last minute birthday present, new pair of shoes, etc. EVERYTHING above and beyond your monthly budget items.

Before you begin, take a stab at what you believe the total weekly spending amount will be. Now add up the total of what you logged, or of all the receipts you collected. We guarantee the results will be eye-opening and life-changing, and just may curtail your spending habits forever. In addition to looking at the bottom line total, also log your weekly purchases into categories to determine exactly where your hard earned money is going. The patterns you uncover will be instrumental in your effort to streamline spending and cut out waste.

God asks us to ‘test’ everything. He wants us to be attentive, question, and make prudent decisions in all we do. This includes the manner in which money is spent. This exercise will bring great awareness so you can be proactive in adjusting and revising any destructive spending habits.

What will you declutter? Ignorance, poor choices, and wasteful spending.